Are you saying that your httpd.conf file doesn't have about 400 lines
before the first NameVirtualHost xxx.xx.xx.xx? All kinds of things like:
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
LoadModule define_module modules/mod_define.so
LoadModule config_log_module modules/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
etc.
I view mine in NoteTab Pro, (http://www.notetab.com/) and my main site
info starts at line 421. I believe the httpd.conf.master is an original
Apache backup file. I thought it might be a copy of httpd.conf from
before the first site was loaded, but apparently it isn't.