Apache (httpd) service is unable to restart, gives error "[crit] (28)No space left on device: mod_rewrite: could not create rewrite_log_lock Configuration Failed!"

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Issue

  • httpd service is unable to restart, and gives error message:
[Mon Sep 17 10:52:00 2012] [crit] (28)No space left on device: mod_rewrite: could not create rewrite_log_lock

Configuration Failed

[Mon Sep 17 10:54:52 2012] [crit] (28)No space left on device: mod_rewrite: could not create rewrite_log_lock

Configuration Failed

[Mon Sep 17 10:54:55 2012] [crit] (28)No space left on device: mod_rewrite: could not create rewrite_log_lock

Configuration Failed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Apache Web Server

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