On 8/31/05, paul buttemer <paulb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all (my first message), > > I am unable to start Apache successfully - the httpd process starts, but > immediately disappears with no relevant error diagnostic. Here are some > points: > > - Apache version: 2.0.54 - absolutely default build and install (build and > install completed easily with no errors) > - Start command: apachectl -k start > - Running as root > - No core file > - LogLevel in conf file: debug > - OS: Solaris 7 > - Hardware: SPARC Ultra 5 > - pid file is created (but no process with this pid exists once command > prompt returns) > - nothing written to error_log, except on a subsequent start attempt, where > there is one entry warning > of the pid file being overwritten > - command prompt returns almost immediately, only output indicates httpd > cannot determine fully qualified domain name and uses IP address for ServerName > - there are no port conflicts > - there are no problems with permissions > - there is no other httpd running on the system > > I have scoured the internet for help with this problem with no > success. Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated Try running under strace (or the solaris equivalent -- I don't remember). Also perhaps try httpd -X to run in single-process mode. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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