--- modules/loggers/mod_log_config.c	(revision 677865)
+++ modules/loggers/mod_log_config.c	(working copy)
@@ -1507,6 +1507,19 @@ 
 
     return OK;
 }
+static void log_configtest(apr_pool_t *p, server_rec *s)
+{
+    apr_status_t rc;
+    /* We check if we can open atleast the error file.
+    */ 
+    if ((rc = apr_file_open(&s->error_log, s->error_fname, APR_APPEND | APR_WRITE | APR_CREATE | APR_LARGEFILE,
+                    APR_OS_DEFAULT, p)) != APR_SUCCESS) {
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, rc, NULL,
+            "could not open error log file %s.",s->error_fname);
+    } else {
+        apr_file_close(s->error_log);
+    }
+}
 
 static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t *p)
 {
@@ -1514,6 +1527,7 @@ 
     ap_hook_child_init(init_child,NULL,NULL,APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_open_logs(init_config_log,NULL,NULL,APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_log_transaction(multi_log_transaction,NULL,NULL,APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
+    ap_hook_test_config(log_configtest,NULL,NULL,APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
 
     /* Init log_hash before we register the optional function. It is
      * possible for the optional function, ap_register_log_handler,