[TriLUG] wacky server behavior

[Jason Tower]

thanks to all who replied, i (sort of) found the solution.  after 
removing several apache2-mod_* packages (mod_proxy, mod_cache, etc) it 
worked.  not sure which one specifically was the troublemaker, and at 
this point i don't really care.  i replicated the failure mode on a 
second 1850R so it is definitely a hardware-related issue specific to 
that model server.

jason

On Monday 11 October 2004 22:04, Jason Tower 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