httpd and dovecot service start fails

Bob McClure Jr bob at bobcatos.com
Mon Feb 6 16:41:52 UTC 2006


> On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 07:54:20AM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 01:53:38PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 09:43:02PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> >> >> I'm installing FC4 on an old machine after having success on a new
> >> >> machine. I did a new install (instead of update) and modified the
> >> same
> >> >> configs I modified on the new machine. Here's the latest problem.
> >> This
> >> >> is
> >> >> getting real close to working correctly!
> >> >>
> >> >> If I do /sbin/service httpd restart or /sbin/service dovecot restart,
> >> >> the
> >> >> restart fails (the stop fails too since they did not start properly
> >> >> during
> >> >> boot). However, if I do /usr/sbin/httpd or /usr/sbin/dovecot , they
> >> both
> >> >> seem to run fine. How can I find out what's going wrong during boot
> >> or
> >> >> restart that's causing these to not run? I've looked in the httpd
> >> logs
> >> >> and
> >> >> the messages log and found nothing.
> >> >
> >> > Look again.  For httpd, look in /var/log/httpd/error_log.  For
> >> > dovecot, look in /var/log/maillog.  If a service isn't starting
> >> > properly, there _must_ be some information either on the screen or in
> >> > a log.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I left httpd running last night by manually starting it. I then did a
> >> service httpd restart this afternoon. Here's the restart:
> >>
> >> [root at kauko sbin]# ./service httpd restart
> >> Stopping httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
> >> Starting httpd:                                            [FAILED]
> >> [root at kauko sbin]#
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> And here's the error_log:
> >>
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:20 2006] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest
> >> authentication ...
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:20 2006] [notice] Digest: done
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:20 2006] [notice] LDAP: Built with OpenLDAP LDAP SDK
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:20 2006] [notice] LDAP: SSL support unavailable
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:22 2006] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session
> >> mutexes
> >> based on 150 max processes and 0 max threads.
> >> [Sun Feb 05 04:02:23 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Fedora) configured --
> >> resuming normal operations
> >> [Sun Feb 05 13:49:44 2006] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
> >> Waiting for data... (interrupt to abort)
> >>
> >>
> >> The 13:49:44 appeared when I did the restart. Nothing appeared after
> >> that...
> >>
> >> THANKS!
> >>
> >> Harold
> >
> > Hmm.  This does not compute.  Try to start it again, and very soon
> > after, do this:
> >
> >   cd /var/log
> >   ls -lrt
> >
> > The last log touched will be at the bottom of the list.  My guess is
> > it will be messages.  Check that.  Also check
> > /var/log/httpd/access_log.  It must be leaving a suicide note somewhere.
> >
> 
> 
> OK, doing ls -lrt on the right directory, I get:
> 
> [root at kauko log]# pwd
> /var/log
> [root at kauko log]# date
> Mon Feb  6 07:46:39 PST 2006
> [root at kauko log]# /sbin/service httpd restart
> Stopping httpd:                                            [FAILED]
> Starting httpd:                                            [FAILED]
> [root at kauko log]# ls -lrt
> total 5152
> drwx------  2 root    root        4096 Nov  2  2004 ppp
> drwxr-xr-x  2 privoxy privoxy     4096 Mar  2  2005 privoxy
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root    root        4096 Mar  5  2005 fax
> drwxrwsr-x  2 root    mailman     4096 Mar  7  2005 mailman
> drwxr-xr-x  2 canna   canna       4096 Mar  7  2005 canna
> drwxrwx---  2 quagga  quagga      4096 Apr  4  2005 quagga
> drwx--S---  2 amanda  disk        4096 Apr 22  2005 amanda
> drwxr-xr-x  2 tomcat  tomcat      4096 May 10  2005 tomcat5
> drwxr-x---  2 squid   squid       4096 May 16  2005 squid
> drwxr-xr-x  2 iiimd   iiimd       4096 May 23  2005 iiim
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root    root        4096 May 27  2005 vbox
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan  7 18:21 spooler.4
> -rw-------  1 root    utmp           0 Jan  7 18:21 btmp.1
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root    root        4096 Jan  7 18:25 mail
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       72220 Jan  7 20:29 scrollkeeper.log
> -rw-r-----  1 mysql   mysql          0 Jan  7 20:51 mysqld.log.4
> drwxr-xr-x  3 news    news        4096 Jan  7 22:14 news
> drwx------  2 root    root        4096 Jan  7 22:18 iptraf
> drwxr-xr-x  2 uucp    uucp        4096 Jan  7 22:18 uucp
> -rw-------  1 root    root       39790 Jan  7 22:58 anaconda.xlog
> -rw-------  1 root    root       38944 Jan  7 22:58 anaconda.syslog
> -rw-------  1 root    root       15832 Jan  7 22:58 anaconda.log
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan  8 14:17 boot.log.4
> drwxr-x---  2 root    root        4096 Jan  8 14:17 audit
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       55878 Jan 11 04:02 rpmpkgs.4
> -rw-------  1 root    root        4068 Jan 15 11:13 secure.4
> -rw-------  1 root    root        6813 Jan 15 12:19 maillog.4
> -rw-------  1 root    root      186559 Jan 15 12:19 cron.4
> -rw-------  1 root    root      467643 Jan 15 12:19 messages.4
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 15 12:19 spooler.3
> -rw-r-----  1 mysql   mysql          0 Jan 15 12:19 mysqld.log.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 15 12:19 boot.log.3
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       55878 Jan 21 04:02 rpmpkgs.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root        1327 Jan 21 22:35 secure.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root      567926 Jan 22 04:02 messages.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root        8451 Jan 22 04:02 maillog.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root      376146 Jan 22 04:02 cron.3
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 22 04:02 spooler.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 22 04:02 secure.2
> -rw-r-----  1 mysql   mysql          0 Jan 22 04:02 mysqld.log.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 22 04:02 boot.log.2
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       56543 Jan 28 04:02 rpmpkgs.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root      517218 Jan 29 04:02 messages.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root        6096 Jan 29 04:02 maillog.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root      395521 Jan 29 04:02 cron.2
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 29 04:02 spooler.1
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Jan 29 04:02 boot.log.1
> -rw-r-----  1 root    root        2300 Jan 29 17:47 acpid
> -rw-rw-r--  1 root    utmp      165888 Jan 29 18:01 wtmp.1
> drwx------  3 radiusd radiusd     4096 Feb  1 04:02 radius
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       56543 Feb  4 04:02 rpmpkgs.1
> -rw-------  1 root    root        2260 Feb  4 22:10 secure.1
> -rw-------  1 root    root      632534 Feb  5 04:02 messages.1
> -rw-------  1 root    root       15036 Feb  5 04:02 maillog.1
> -rw-------  1 root    root      395130 Feb  5 04:02 cron.1
> drwxr-xr-x  2 lp      sys         4096 Feb  5 04:02 cups
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Feb  5 04:02 spooler
> drwx------  2 root    root        4096 Feb  5 04:02 httpd
> -rw-------  1 root    root           0 Feb  5 04:02 boot.log
> -rw-------  1 root    utmp         384 Feb  5 17:57 btmp
> -rw-r-----  1 mysql   mysql       3440 Feb  5 18:10 mysqld.log.1
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       46138 Feb  5 18:12 Xorg.0.log.old
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       11655 Feb  5 18:16 dmesg
> -rw-r-----  1 mysql   mysql        757 Feb  5 18:16 mysqld.log
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root         676 Feb  5 18:17 sshblacklisting
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root    root        4096 Feb  5 18:17 gdm
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       46138 Feb  5 18:17 Xorg.0.log
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root         225 Feb  5 18:28 yum.log
> drwx------  2 root    root        4096 Feb  5 21:32 samba
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root    root        4096 Feb  6 00:00 sa
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       67742 Feb  6 04:04 prelink.log
> -rw-r--r--  1 root    root       56561 Feb  6 04:05 rpmpkgs
> -rw-------  1 root    root        5001 Feb  6 04:54 maillog
> -rw-rw-r--  1 root    utmp       76032 Feb  6 07:40 wtmp
> -rw-------  1 root    root        1511 Feb  6 07:40 secure
> -r--------  1 root    root    19136220 Feb  6 07:40 lastlog
> -rw-------  1 root    root       65638 Feb  6 07:45 cron
> -rw-------  1 root    root      130754 Feb  6 07:45 messages
> [root at kauko log]#
> 
> 
> It looks like there were entries in messages and cron. Here's the last few
> lines of messages:
> 
> Feb  6 07:40:52 kauko sshd(pam_unix)[15144]: session opened for user root
> by root(uid=0)
> Feb  6 07:45:01 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15256]: session opened for user root
> by (uid=0)
> Feb  6 07:45:02 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15256]: session closed for user root
> Feb  6 07:50:01 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15320]: session opened for user root
> by (uid=0)
> Feb  6 07:50:01 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15321]: session opened for user root
> by (uid=0)
> Feb  6 07:50:01 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15321]: session closed for user root
> Feb  6 07:50:02 kauko crond(pam_unix)[15320]: session closed for user root
> 
> and cron
> 
> Feb  6 07:40:01 kauko crond[15134]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
> Feb  6 07:45:01 kauko crond[15257]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg
> /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg --lock-file /var/lock/mrtg/mrtg_l --confcache
> -file /var/lib/mrtg/mrtg.ok)
> Feb  6 07:50:01 kauko crond[15322]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg
> /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg --lock-file /var/lock/mrtg/mrtg_l --confcache
> -file /var/lib/mrtg/mrtg.ok)
> Feb  6 07:50:01 kauko crond[15323]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
> 
> 
> I don't see anything related to the httpd restart... More ideas?

I give up.  Maybe when Rick Stevens gets his morning coffee, he'll
have some obvious solution that we've all missed.

> THANKS!!!
> 
> Harold

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
bob at bobcatos.com             http://www.bobcatos.com
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