httpd issue

LinuxLala · 12-30-2003, 09:28 AM

This is what my root reads
[root@ptil-118-150-16-ind root]#

The "ptil-118-150-16-ind" is not my doing. This appeared when i configured my
lan internet. The internet is working fine.

The problem is with httpd. This is the error I get when I try to start it.

httpd failed. The error was: Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain
name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
[FAILED]

I know this is because of "ptil-118-150-16-ind". So, how do I correct this?

bcarl314 · 12-30-2003, 09:54 AM

I had the same problem. I added that line (similar to ptil-118-150-16-ind) to my /etc/hosts file and all worked!

/etc/hosts

Code:

127.0.0.1         localhost, localdomain, ptil-118-150-16-ind

LinuxLala · 12-30-2003, 12:03 PM

This was my /etc/hosts

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
# this machine
192.168.0.0 linux.mainroom server
# the other machine
192.168.0.1 linux.sunroom linux

I changed it to

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain,localhost localhost

Now, service httpd restart just fails without any error

[root@ptil-118-150-16-ind root]# service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: [FAILED]

bcarl314 · 12-30-2003, 12:43 PM

Did you add the "ptil-118-150-16-ind"??? It doesn't look like it from your post.

LinuxLala · 12-30-2003, 12:47 PM

Sorry about that copy.

I had changed it to
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain,localhost ptil-118-150-16-ind

Now, service httpd restart just fails without any error

[root@ptil-118-150-16-ind root]# service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: [FAILED]

coolamit78 · 12-30-2003, 01:26 PM

First check the Prompt String 1 (PS1) using the following command

echo $PS1

It may be a case that your httpd.conf file may be misconfigured

As root, give the following command

httpd -t

This command will check the syntax of your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and display an OK message or the errors if any.

Also restore the /etc/hosts to the position before u changed it...

Lets see what happens then...post again if that does not work out...

Regards,

amit

Geeky_Kid · 01-02-2004, 02:00 AM

Hi LinuxLala,

Our paths cross again

Anyways, I think this little trick should work:

(1) Issue the hostname command by typing: hostname

This will print out the current hostname value.

(2) Change it to anything, say localhost, by typing: hostname localhost

Restart network services: service network restart
Restart httpd: service httpd restart

It should work now.

chort · 01-02-2004, 02:53 AM

By the way, it's generally considered very bad form to give a host an IP address that ends in .0. Some networking devices might treat that like a network address rather than a host address. You really should change 192.168.0.0 IP to 192.168.0.2

LinuxLala · 01-02-2004, 02:59 AM

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Originally posted by Geeky_kid

Our paths cross again

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You are a LQ lurker and so am I. So, I can't hide from u and you can't hide from me.

But, I wonder why we would want to

You are right. That little trick did work.

Thanks, you and all the other respondents.