apache wont start

mrgeoff · 05-27-2004, 01:35 PM

i have compiled apache 2.0.49 into /usr/local/apache2. After "make install" i try to start apache w/ "./apachectl -k start ".... nothing happens. I try to connect and the client is refused. I also tried looking and the error_log and nothing is in there... its as if the program isn't being run. Can anyone help me out?

subzero80 · 05-27-2004, 01:51 PM

httpd -k start for apache 2.0

mrgeoff · 05-27-2004, 01:51 PM

ive done that also... still no output in the logs

mrgeoff · 05-31-2004, 01:25 AM

ive installed webmin on the computer and im running it using that..... when i try to start apache from webmin i get

Quote:

Failed to start apache :

[Sun May 30 22:19:34 2004] [warn] pid file /usr/local/apache2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Sun May 30 22:19:34 2004] [emerg] (22)Invalid argument: Couldn't set permissions on cross-process lock; check User and Group directives
[Sun May 30 22:20:16 2004] [emerg] (22)Invalid argument: Couldn't set permissions on cross-process lock; check User and Group directives
[Sun May 30 22:21:06 2004] [warn] pid file /usr/local/apache2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run?
[Sun May 30 22:21:06 2004] [emerg] (22)Invalid argument: Couldn't set permissions on cross-process lock; check User and Group directives

ive played w/ the permissions and it doesnt help... what should i do?

whatupab · 06-17-2004, 10:38 PM

I installed Apache 2.0.49 from downloaded installation file httpd_2.0.49.tar.gz on i386 machine running Debian 3.0r2. The installation appeared to be successfull, but I get the same error as previously reported by user "mrgeoff" - when trying to start Apache:

[Thu Jun 17 22:21:06 2004] [emerg] (22)Invalid argument: Couldn't set permissions on cross-process lock; check User and Group directives

Any ideas?

linuxmarc · 06-18-2004, 12:05 AM

What user is Apache attempting to use when starting? I believe by default it switches to nobody if you use a listen port below 1024. You should check your httpd.conf file for user/group settings.

whatupab · 06-18-2004, 01:28 PM

I changed the ownership of all the apache files to a new user and group that I created (apache:apache) and changed httpd.conf accordingly, and now it works. Thanks.

Jtrick · 06-25-2004, 05:40 PM

Hello,

I found this thread while searching for a solution to the same problem. I am a relative newbie and have a possibly silly question: If I am creating a user and group called apache for Apache to use, what kinds of security issues do I need to consider? In my http.conf file I added

User apache
Group apache

in the <IfModule> section. To create a linux user on my system called apache, how should I set up the password, and how does Apache itself use this password when it launches? I know these may be very elementary questions but that's where I'm at here :-) I appreciate any help you all are willing to offer.

tia

Maritimo · 10-27-2004, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jtrick
Hello,

I found this thread while searching for a solution to the same problem. I am a relative newbie and have a possibly silly question: If I am creating a user and group called apache for Apache to use, what kinds of security issues do I need to consider? In my http.conf file I added

User apache
Group apache

in the <IfModule> section. To create a linux user on my system called apache, how should I set up the password, and how does Apache itself use this password when it launches? I know these may be very elementary questions but that's where I'm at here :-) I appreciate any help you all are willing to offer.

tia

You don't need to create a new user and grup just add in your http.conf file :

User www-date
Group www-date

it works with apache 1.3 and 2.0