apache2 cannot start because /var/log/apache2/ doesn't exist
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
New install of apache2 on ubuntu 11.10. Tried to start it, with apachectl or service command, and it fails.
$ sudo service apache2 start
* Starting web server apache2 (2)No such file or directory: apache2: could not open error log file /var/log/
Unable to open logs
Action 'start' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
I created the directory and it starts fine now.
The apache2 package install should create this directory so the user doesn't have to.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: apache2 2.2.20-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 16 11:59:23 2011
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apache2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Gregory Gleason (gsgleason) wrote | #1 |
| Gregory Gleason (gsgleason) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| status: | Invalid → New |
| Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| ripounet (rip0320) wrote | #4 |
Umm..Oops.
I had my logging going to a tmpfs to decrease SSD wear.
However, this is the only service that fails to start.
Would it be worth while having the init script for apache2 check to see if /var/log/httpd exists and create it otherwise? That should be a simple 'fix'