Getting error_log "AH00045: child process pid still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM" during shutdown

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

We are seeing the following message in error_log. What does mean the following logs?

[Thu Jul 29 18:57:32.148836 2021] [core:warn] [pid 86846:tid 140619835193664] AH00045: child process 86848 still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM
[Thu Jul 29 18:57:34.151453 2021] [core:warn] [pid 86846:tid 140619835193664] AH00045: child process 86848 still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM
[Thu Jul 29 18:57:36.154021 2021] [core:warn] [pid 86846:tid 140619835193664] AH00045: child process 86848 still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM
[Thu Jul 29 18:57:38.155559 2021] [core:error] [pid 86846:tid 140619835193664] AH00046: child process 86848 still did not exit, sending a SIGKILL
[Thu Jul 29 18:57:39.157000 2021] [mpm_worker:notice] [pid 86846:tid 140619835193664] AH00295: caught SIGTERM, shutting down

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services (JBCS)
  • Apache Web Server (HTTPD)
    • 2.4.x

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