root@HOST [~]# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]
--------------------------------------------------------------------
root@HOST [~]# /etc/init.d/httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]
--------------------------------------------------------------------
root@HOST [~]# tail -n 10 /var/log/messages
Sep 29 17:59:30 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Sep 29 17:59:30 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 196.219.240.236.
Sep 29 17:59:30 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: Registering new address record for 196.219.240.236 on wlan0.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::223:cdff:fecb:9c5e.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost avahi-daemon[2870]: Registering new address record for fe80::223:cdff:fecb:9c5e on wlan0.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 8
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Sunsoft1' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) successful, device activated.
Sep 29 17:59:31 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
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What is the problem I have a local server
CentOS Linux

root@localhost [~]# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]
root@localhost [~]#

Check your apache logs file permission. also check whether port 80 or whatever port you configured is using by some other service or not,

Hi,

There is another process listening on port 80. You can check with
and kill the offending process(es)

Regards

thank you

but

root@localhost [~]# service httpd start
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]
root@localhost [~]#

I think the problem in

domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

You didn't say your distro, but I guess it's Centos as in your profile.
The above message is just a warning.
To eliminate it, check /etc/hosts to what is your fully qualified hostname and then edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, look for the ServerName and use the same.

Now post the output of the following commands

@ bathory

thanks

root@localhost [~]# service httpd status
httpd is stopped


root@localhost [~]# netstat -tanpl|grep 80
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:44635 209.85.229.154:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:37092 65.54.48.42:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:60386 213.144.182.31:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:54448 209.85.229.166:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:48123 209.85.229.102:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
tcp 0 0 196.219.240.236:49114 209.85.229.101:80 ESTABLISHED 3386/firefox
root@localhost [~]#

/etc/hosts

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
196.219.240.283 localhost
196.219.240.263 localhost.localdomain localhost

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf,

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteMap LeechProtect prg:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/leechprotect
</IfModule>


<VirtualHost 196.219.240.238>
ServerName localhost.localdomain
DocumentRoot /home
</VirtualHost>

[QUOTE=sunsoft;4112861]/etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
196.219.240.283 localhost
196.219.240.263 localhost.localdomain localhost
---------
and

etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf,

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteMap LeechProtect prg:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/leechprotect
</IfModule>


<VirtualHost 196.219.240.238>
ServerName localhost.localdomain
DocumentRoot /home
</VirtualHost>

I guess 196.219.240.236 is your IP address but you use 196.219.240.238 for the vhost:
Which one is the correct IP?
Maybe that's why apache cannot start. Fix the IP and try to start it again.
You can also take a look at error_log to see if you find something

root@localhost [~]# service httpd start
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]
root@localhost [~]# tail -n 10 /var/log/messages
Sep 29 19:53:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Sunsoft1' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS.
Sep 29 19:53:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) successful, device activated.
Sep 29 19:53:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
Sep 29 19:53:33 localhost avahi-daemon[2853]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Sep 29 19:53:33 localhost avahi-daemon[2853]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::223:cdff:fecb:9c5e.
Sep 29 19:53:33 localhost avahi-daemon[2853]: Registering new address record for fe80::223:cdff:fecb:9c5e on wlan0.
Sep 29 20:12:07 localhost kernel: Removing netfilter NETLINK layer.
Sep 29 20:16:48 localhost nm-system-settings: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ...
Sep 29 20:16:48 localhost nm-system-settings: ifcfg-rh: read connection 'System eth0'
Sep 29 20:16:48 localhost nm-system-settings: ifcfg-rh: updating /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
root@localhost [~]#

Please don't be impatient.
First of all, find your server correct IP. Now we have 3 of them
Run
to find the correct IP and use that in /etc/hosts and /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

root@nameserver [~]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:1D:30:7F:3D
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:233 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:4038 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4038 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:5106456 (4.8 MiB) TX bytes:5106456 (4.8 MiB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:CD:CB:9C:5E
inet addr:196.219.240.236 Bcast:196.219.240.239 Mask:255.255.255.248
inet6 addr: fe80::223:cdff:fecb:9c5e/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1030 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1202 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:488163 (476.7 KiB) TX bytes:273265 (266.8 KiB)

root@nameserver [~]#