Bug 57351 – apache2 init.d script fails to start during normal boot but works afterwards

• Status: VERIFIED CANTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Heitzso 2004-07-16 19:05:33 UTC]

Stock stable gentoo apache2 init.d script
"rc-update show | grep -i apache"
shows that apache2 configured to run in default
on reboot apache2 fails with
"rc-scripts: Apache2 has detected a syntax error in your configuration files:"
in /var/log/messages BUT NOTHING after the colon, so don't know how to debug
But apache2 cranks up fine AFTER booting up with
"/etc/init.d/apache2 start"
So assume failing some dependency.
I have custom compiled JK2 connector to hook over to Tomcat
so have /etc/apache2/conf/workers2.properties

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.reboot
2.notice apache2 not running
3.run /etc/init.d/apache2 start


Actual Results:  
apache2 is running after manual startup
of /etc/init.d/apache2, but apache2 should
have started fine during reboot or left a
better message somewhere (I checked /var/log/apache2 files)


as noted under details, I had to download and compile jk2 connector
to hook over to Tomcat from apache and I wonder if that's throwing
your stock apache2 init.d script
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Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16
Portage 2.0.50-r9 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3.20040420-r0,
2.6.7-gentoo-r11)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.7-gentoo-r11 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+
Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3
Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.3
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
COMPILER="gcc3"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /etc/tomcat /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config
/usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config
/usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config
/usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/
/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/
/usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/
ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://adelie.polymtl.ca/"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X aalib acpi alsa apm arts avi berkdb bonobo cdr crypt cups curl directfb
doc encode esd foomaticdb freetds gb gd gdbm gif gnome gphoto2 gpm gtk gtk2
gtkhtml guile imap imlib java jikes jpeg junit libg++ libwww mad maildir mikmod
motif mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls odbc oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl
php plotutils png postgres ppds python qt quicktime readline ruby samba sasl
scanner sdl slang soap spell ssl svga tcltk tcpd tetex tiff truetype usb wavelan
wxwindows x86 xml xml2 xmlrpc xmms xv zlib"

[Comment 1 Chuck Short (RETIRED) 2004-07-17 05:22:59 UTC]

Please post your configuration file.

[Comment 2 Chuck Short (RETIRED) 2004-07-26 17:45:05 UTC]

No response

[Comment 3 Elfyn McBratney (beu) (RETIRED) 2005-04-23 20:11:36 UTC]

Closing.  Please re-open if you experience this with newer apache versions in portage.

[Comment 4 Kenny 2009-08-14 18:51:50 UTC]

Hi, the problem is in script which does not log the problem during boot
In my situation it is unavaiable ipv6 address (assigned later by ipv6 autoconfig). 

It is possible to trace (to logfile) also error from apache2 -t ?

Thanks and best regards
Jarek

[Comment 5 Benedikt Böhm (RETIRED) 2009-08-24 10:18:14 UTC]

you should let the apache init script depend on whatever init script sets up your IPv6 addresses.