Fedora httpd dead but subsys locked

[rapgame]

Dear sirs,

I have installed httpd on Fedora 13 with yum, but it is not working when I type in a browser : localhost

[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart
Stopping httpd:                                            [FAILED]
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd stop
Stopping httpd:                                            [FAILED]
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd status
httpd is stopped
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd status
httpd dead but subsys locked
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd help
[comp42 html]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd fullstatus
Connection refused
[comp42 html]$

Tried to reinstall several times, but nothing works.
My firewall is disabled, does not work either while enabled....

My httpd conf is the default one.


What is going wrong? Any suggestions?

[Rubberman]

Look at the log files. My guess is that a lock file got left hanging around when things dies unexpectedly. The log files from when you tried to start/stop the service should indicate where that file may be. Then, as root, remove it and restart the service.

[rapgame]

Hi there,

Thanks for your reply, Rubberman.

I solved the problem by deinstalling httpd.

Removing the whole httpd log directory by entering:

# sudo rm -Rf /var/log/httpd/

Installing httpd again, everything works.

Still don't understand the cause of this problem, but it seems you where right Rubberman.

[Rubberman]

Hi there,

Thanks for your reply, Rubberman.

I solved the problem by deinstalling httpd.

Removing the whole httpd log directory by entering:

# sudo rm -Rf /var/log/httpd/

Installing httpd again, everything works.

Still don't understand the cause of this problem, but it seems you where right Rubberman.

Well, even a broken clock is right twice a day! Glad you worked it out. FYI, look for a file "somefilename.lock" or "somefilename.lck", etc. in the httpd log directories next time. You should not need to reinstall it (httpd) from scratch.