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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Kermit Short <k_...@lanl.gov> on 2006/01/25 21:52:03 UTC

[users@httpd] Apache 2.0 on RedHat EL 4 - httpd process will not start -RESOLVED, THANKS!


Kermit Short
System Administrator
CCN-DC-1 D-Div
 
ph: 7-6360
pg: 4-5165
em: k_short@lanl.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Joost de Heer [mailto:sanguis@xs4all.nl] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:15 AM
To: k_short@lanl.gov; users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: 

>I'm having trouble getting the HTTPD process to kick off.  I receive an
>error message when trying to start the daemon SYSV style (using the init.d
>startup script): httpd: bad user name apache.
[...]
>The system is a member of an NIS domain, but I can't image that apache
>would require an NIS-based account.

What's in /etc/nsswitch.conf for 'passwd'?

Joost




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