I'm facing same problem,
My Server Configure is using RHEL5.3(x86) + Apache 2.2.3 + aslb-b07, I tried to use apache 2.2.10 and 2.2.11 and 2.0.63, SELINUX disabled, also got this problem. I just haven't to set the name server because the DNS not ready. I make sure the folder and file are set 777 and the folder is ready, and also make a symbolic link as cert7.db to cert8.db, Any I idea to solve this problem? My log as the below.
[Sat Mar 14 08:42:40 2009] [alert] ERROR:NSS could not be initialized; The issue may be missing security DB files under /etc/httpd/sec_db_files; Please ensure that secmod.db, key3.db and cert7.db files are present under /etc/httpd/sec_db_files; Refer documentation for more details; Aborting Plugin initialization ...
[Sat Mar 14 09:13:06 2009] [alert] --------------------Name Trans---------
[Sat Mar 14 09:13:06 2009] [alert] apache process id = 13101 ; URI = /
[Sat Mar 14 09:13:06 2009] [alert] Within apachelbplugin_name_trans()
[Sat Mar 14 09:13:07 2009] [notice] child pid 13101 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
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