Apache won't start in SLES11 SP1 HAE Cluster

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1
Apache2 WebServer

Situation

apache resource won't start in HAE on one node, but will on another node.
apache can start successfully outside of the HAE cluster.
crm_mon showing errors for apache resource.

/var/log/messages show the following:
lrmd: [25402]: info: rsc:apache:1:144: start
lrmd: [25402]: info: rsc:apache:1:145: stop
lrmd: [25402]: info: RA output: (apache:1:stop:stderr) /usr/lib/ocf/resource.d//heartbeat/apache: line 437: kill: (2223) - No such process
apache[2255]: INFO: Killing apache PID 2223
apache[2255]: INFO: apache stopped.

Resolution

1. Verify the /etc/apache2/default-server.conf file has the correct settings.
2. Make sure the /etc/hosts file has the "127.0.0.1 localhost" line.

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