Plain text - sorry. - what do you type to start apache? /path/to/apache/bin/apachectl start - what is returned? Nothing at all. - what is in the tail of error_log when you try to start? [Thu Mar 24 17:54:02 2005] [warn] pid file /usr/local/apache2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Thu Mar 24 17:54:02 2005] [emerg] (22)Invalid argument: Couldn't set permissions on cross-process lock; check User and Group directives Desmond -----Original Message----- From: Boyle Owen [mailto:Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxx] Sent: 24 March 2005 17:56 To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Problems starting apache server Plain text please... > What is wrong? Something. If you want to know more, tell us more. - what do you type to start apache? - what is returned? - what is in the tail of error_log when you try to start? Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. -----Original Message----- From: Desmond LIM [mailto:desmond_lim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Donnerstag, 24. März 2005 08:32 To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [users@httpd] Problems starting apache server Hi, Can anyone help me? I have a basic debian server (nothing in it except the bare essentials) and I've installed apache on it. No error messages. Configured the system and now I can't start apache. What is wrong? Thanks. Desmond --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx