> > In centos, the apache package is named httpd, not apache. try removing the > packages first. (yum remove httpd) Yup! Already done. I did say I removed apache packages, realizing the name of the package is actually httpd in centos. My bad for not communicating clearly. This exercise is just to remove any stray bits of httpd that are left on the system before I do a source install. It's what the client wants. thanks tim On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen@xxxxxx> wrote: > 2014-10-28 23:00 GMT+02:00 Tim Dunphy <bluethundr@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > Hey guys, > > > > Sorry not sure what's wrong with this statement. I've tried a few > > variations of trying to exclude the /var/www directory. > > > > > > [root@224432-24 apr-1.5.1]# find / -name "*httpd*" -type d \( ! -name > www > > \) > > /usr/lib/httpd > > /usr/lib64/httpd > > /var/www/vhosts/johnnyenglish/httpdocs > > /var/www/lpaddevbkp/alchemist/namespace/system-config-httpd > > /var/www/lpaddevbkp/httpd > > > > > > The ultimate intention once I get a suitable find command is to delete > all > > references to httpd. I'm trying to do a clean install of apache 'the > > company way'. But before I do that I want to get rid of the apache that > was > > there. > > > > > > I've already queried the rpm database and did a yum remove of the apache > > packages. > > > > So where I'm I going wrong with the above statement? Looks right to me! > > > > In centos, the apache package is named httpd, not apache. try removing the > packages first. (yum remove httpd) > > -- > Eero > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- GPG me!! gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys F186197B _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos