[TriLUG] wacky server behavior

[Turnpike Man]

Just a silly stray thought, but it's not waiting for an SSL auth password kinda
thing at httpd startup is it?  Of course if you had that, you'd get the prompt
at regular 'service httpd start' from command line.

good luck!
David M.

--- Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:

> compaq 1850R server, fresh mandrake 10 install w/ apache2.  if the 
> server is booted w/ apache disabled, it boots fine, i can login and run 
> 'service httpd start' and everything works properly.
> 
> however, if i 'chkconfig httpd on' and reboot, it will hang while 
> starting apache.  if i ssh in and run 'ps aux|grep httpd' this is the 
> result:
> 
> root      2799  0.5  0.3  2856 1592 ?        S    20:49   
> 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc3.d/S92httpd start
> root      2943  0.0  0.1  1584  516 ?        S    20:49   0:00 initlog 
> -q -c httpd2 -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf
> root      2944  1.2  0.5  8812 2748 ?        S    20:49   0:00 httpd2 
> -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf
> 
> so something in init script or init itself is hanging.  now, here's the 
> oddest part: if i go to the physical console and hold down the ctrl key 
> for a few seconds, httpd finishes starting and the server is 100% up a 
> few seconds later.  i've installed mandrake 10 on over a dozen servers 
> and have never seen this problem.  hell, my -own- server is an 1850R w/ 
> mdk10 and it works fine w/ apache.  i am baffled by this behavior.
> 
> this is a big problem as this machine is supposed to be a mail and web 
> server.  it won't boot with apache enabled, and it won't serve up web 
> content with it disabled.  anyone have any thoughts?  no joke, $20 to 
> the first person who can help me figure out how to make this thing boot 
> w/ apache enabled.
> 
> jason
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