CentOS

Hello All !! I have a problem on a server running Centos 5.8, Apache 2.2.3 and Virtualmin 3.90. This is a public server used to host websites and Dns server.
Every week, it seems to be every 7 days, Apache crash in the night. When I try to start the service I receive this error:

starting httpd: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
[FAILED]

I need to restart the server and then Apache work correctly for 1 week. Now I set a cron job that restart the server every night but I need to resolve this issue.

During the night I have only backup jobs and "/etc/webmin/webalizer/webalizer.pl" jobs working.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks!!

Have you checked the logs for any messages before the time of the crash? Any cron jobs running weekly, including /etc/cron.weekly/?

This sounds awkward but check your virtual hosts and addresses again..

I have this cron jobs running weekly on Sunday but the problem happen usually during the week:
/etc/cron.weekly/99-raid-check
/etc/cron.weekly/0anacron
/etc/cron.weekly/makewhatis.cron

Sorry but I have no log from Tuesday March 20th 19:39:04 until the restart in the morning of Wednesday 21 March. I'm looking into "/etc/httpd/logs/error_log". Can I take a look in other log files?

I think Apache does'nt start if there is a bad configuration of virtual host and addresses. I have all virtual server running well on port 80.

Thanks for you help.

Check /var/log/messages. I have no idea what could change the addresses for virtual hosts. Is it possible some other machine or virtual host is improperly using the same address?

I have only "named" logs in /var/log/messages. And nothing strange.
This is a standalone Virtual Machine running behind a firewall. There are no other machines.

How can I check if Apache configurazione is correct? What parametres can I start to check? I'm using Webmin interface to manage this server.

Thanks.

Hello! This morning error appear again. I launch this command "netstat -anp --tcp --udp | grep LISTEN" and see "httpd" process running on port 80 and 443

tcp 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN 6014/httpd

tcp 0 0 :::443 :::* LISTEN 6014/httpd

but I receive the same error if I try to restart the service.

"Avvio di httpd: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs"

Using "top" command I see "httpd" process running, I killed it with command "kill -9 6014" and then start apache correctly.

Unfortuantely I have no log regarding Apache crash.

Do you have any idea?

Thanks a lot.

If the processes are running, and there is nothing in the logs, what leads you to conclude that Apache has crashed? I google on the [url=https://www.google.com/search?q=apache+OR+httpd+%22Address+already+in+use%3A+make_sock%3A+could+not+bind+to+address+%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a]error when you attempt to restart[/url] may give some clues. One post in [url=http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/98-address-already-in-use-make_sock-could-not-bind-to-address-%5B-%5D-443-a-841030/]this thread[/url] mentions SSL misconfiguration as a cause.

Hello Phil,
I will check thread you suggest in previous post but this morning I checked the server. Apache is running because I see my web sites but If I try to restart httpd service I receive the same error

"Avvio di httpd: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs"

Using Webmin console I see the service down but It's working for the moment.

I see this kind of logs in /etc/httpd/logs/error_log

[Wed Apr 04 15:29:31 2012] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/sbin/suexec)
[Wed Apr 04 15:29:31 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Wed Apr 04 15:29:31 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Wed Apr 04 15:29:31 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Wed Apr 04 15:29:31 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
--------
[Fri Apr 06 07:14:54 2012] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down

[Fri Apr 06 08:14:02 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 5103 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 08:15:21 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 5461 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 08:16:04 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 5499 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 08:24:19 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 5762 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 08:46:54 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 6530 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 08:50:38 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 6641 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:35:31 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 9991 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:37:45 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 6744 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:40:36 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 6778 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:42:32 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 10473 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:48:27 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 10666 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 10:51:57 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 10799 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Fri Apr 06 11:05:56 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 10859 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL

[Sun Apr 08 01:10:10 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: cleanup zombie process 4043

[Sun Apr 08 01:10:10 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: cleanup zombie process 4181

[Sun Apr 08 04:02:16 2012] [notice] SIGHUP received. Attempting to restart
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[Sun Apr 08 04:02:17 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:17 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:17 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:18 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:19 2012] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:21 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:21 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:21 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:21 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:25 2012] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:29 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:29 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:30 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:30 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:30 2012] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:32 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:32 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:32 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:32 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:33 2012] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:34 2012] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:34 2012] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:34 2012] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sun Apr 08 04:02:34 2012] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
----------------
[Mon Apr 09 21:40:08 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: cleanup zombie process 18415
[Mon Apr 09 21:40:08 2012] [warn] mod_fcgid: cleanup zombie process 18432

Do you see anything usefull to resolve my issue?

Using command "netstat -anp --tcp --udp | grep LISTEN", I see httpd running
tcp 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN 15660/httpd

tcp 0 0 :::443 :::* LISTEN 15660/httpd

If I kill the process httpd start with another pid but I am still not able to restart the service.
This is the line on "top"
15660 apache 15 0 46832 18m 1844 S 0.0 0.9 0:01.15 httpd
but it doesn't change in about 5-10 minutes.

What do you think?

Thanks a lot !

[quote]
supportadl wrote:
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What do you think?[/quote]
I haven't a clue and I'm not that familiar with virtual hosts. Perhaps if you show the configs someone could spot something, or at least know what other questions to ask.