Ubuntu
thttpd package

thttpd will not start

Bug #574658 reported by Cliff Pankonien
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thttpd (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: thttpd

Ubuntu Server 10.04 lts 64 bit
thttpd v 2.25b-11

thttpd will not start. no errors in /var/log/messages or dmesg.
netstat shows nothing listening on any ports other than 22 (ssh)
fresh install of 10.04LTS 64bit.

works on same hardware w/v.8.04, 9.04 and 9.10.

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Albert Witteveen (Pluton) (7-ubuntuone-pluton-nl) wrote :

Got the same problem on 10.04 lts 32 bit

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stilus (stilus) wrote :

see /etc/default/thttpd

#
# This file is read by the thttpd init script.
#

#
# If you wish thttpd to start, globally, the change ENABLED to "yes"
# (was NO):
ENABLED=yes

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cpankonien (cpankonien) wrote :

great, that worked, but i've got to ask...why was the default behavior changed? presumably if i installed thttpd i'd want it to start?

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Xan (dxpublica) wrote :

When I run
/etc/init.d/thttpd
nothing happens

But when I run "thttpd" as a run, server runs.

Why?

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Xan (dxpublica) wrote :

Solved:

by default /etc/default/thttpd has ENABLED=No. Put ENABLED=yes and then you could to /etc/init.d/thttpd {start, stop, ...}

Xan.

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Alfonso (alfonso-martone) wrote :

ENABLED=yes worked for me as well.

But it's a shame that /usr/sbin/thttpd returns error code 0 without starting.

It should at least say: "sorry, ENABLED was set to NO, edit /etc/default/httpd".

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Daniel Kulesz (kuleszdl) wrote :

Is there a reason why thttpd is not enabled by default just like any other server than you can install in Ubuntu? This is completely confusing for first time users. The already mentioned non-verbosity of this behaviour makes this problem even worse.

Setting this bug to "confirmed" since it really looks like a bug!

Changed in thttpd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sander Jonkers (jonkers) wrote :

Thanks, this worked for me.

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