Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/init.d/apache2 fails, but apache will run

[Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@comcast.net>]

On Sunday 28 September 2008 09:26:06 pm Adam Carter wrote:
> rix adam # /etc/init.d/apache2 start
>  * Starting apache2 ...
> (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
> no listening sockets available, shutting down
> Unable to open logs                                                       [
> ok ] rix adam #
>
> The socket is not in use and log dir perms are ok, and;
>
> rix adam # apache2 -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
> rix adam # pgrep -lf apach
> 17740 apache2 -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
> 17741 apache2 -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
> 17744 apache2 -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
> 17772 apache2 -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
> rix adam #
>
> So, how do I troubleshoot this?

I just did a google search on the error "(98)Address already in use: 
make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
> no listening sockets available, shutting down" and it turned up so much that 
I just don't even feel like reading it for you...

What I suspect and what's mentioned in the pages that google turned up, 
something else is bound to port 80. 

Do a "ps -A | grep apache" and see if a stray daemon is running around... i 
not then go to /etc/apache2/vhosts.d and make sure both config files 
are "pointing" to the same host that apache is running on...

That's where I would start. 


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