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apache2 server exit error runtimedir

Bug #2093265 reported by thomas platzek on 2025-01-08

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	apache2 (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

sudo systemctl status apache2
[sudo] Passwort für tomate:
● apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2025-01-08 16:35:57 CET; 37min ago
  Process: 2770 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 apachectl[2770]: apache2: Syntax error on line 80 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: DefaultRuntimeDir takes one argument, Common directory for run-time files (shar
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 apachectl[2770]: Action 'start' failed.
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 apachectl[2770]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 08 16:35:57 tomate-R530-R730 systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-213.224-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-213-generic i686
000-default.conf: Error: [Errno 40] Zu viele Ebenen aus symbolischen Links: '/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf'
Apache2ConfdDirListing: False
Apache2Modules:
Error: command ['pkexec', '/usr/sbin/apachectl', '-D DUMP_MODULES'] failed with exit code 1: apache2: Syntax error on line 80 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: DefaultRuntimeDir takes one argument, Common directory for run-time files (shared memory, locks, etc.)
Action '-D DUMP_MODULES' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Jan 8 16:57:36 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-03-07 (307 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release i386 (20180725)
SourcePackage: apache2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
error.log:

modified.conffile..etc.apache2.apache2.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.apache2.apache2.conf: 2025-01-08T16:29:03.384321
nextcloud.conf: Error: [Errno 40] Zu viele Ebenen aus symbolischen Links: '/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nextcloud.conf'

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thomas platzek (tomplatzek48) wrote on 2025-01-08:

Dependencies.txt Edit (3.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (883 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (112 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2025-01-09:

Please attach your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf; from the error message you posted it sounds like it has a syntax error.

Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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thomas platzek (tomplatzek48) wrote on 2025-01-09:

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# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ for detailed information about
# the directives and /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian about Debian specific
# hints.
#
#
# Summary of how the Apache 2 configuration works in Debian:
# The Apache 2 web server configuration in Debian is quite different to
# upstream's suggested way to configure the web server. This is because Debian's
# default Apache2 installation attempts to make adding and removing modules,
# virtual hosts, and extra configuration directives as flexible as possible, in
# order to make automating the changes and administering the server as easy as
# possible.

# It is split into several files forming the configuration hierarchy outlined
# below, all located in the /etc/apache2/ directory:
#
# /etc/apache2/
# |-- apache2.conf
# | `-- ports.conf
# |-- mods-enabled
# | |-- *.load
# | `-- *.conf
# |-- conf-enabled
# | `-- *.conf
# `-- sites-enabled
# `-- *.conf
#
#
# * apache2.conf is the main configuration file (this file). It puts the pieces
# together by including all remaining configuration files when starting up the
# web server.
#
# * ports.conf is always included from the main configuration file. It is
# supposed to determine listening ports for incoming connections which can be
# customized anytime.
#
# * Configuration files in the mods-enabled/, conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/
# directories contain particular configuration snippets which manage modules,
# global configuration fragments, or virtual host configurations,
# respectively.
#
# They are activated by symlinking available configuration files from their
# respective *-available/ counterparts. These should be managed by using our
# helpers a2enmod/a2dismod, a2ensite/a2dissite and a2enconf/a2disconf. See
# their respective man pages for detailed information.
#
# * The binary is called apache2. Due to the use of environment variables, in
# the default configuration, apache2 needs to be started/stopped with
# /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl. Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not
# work with the default configuration.

# Global configuration
#

#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
# mounted filesystem then please read the Mutex documentation (available
# at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#mutex>);
# you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
#
# Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
#
#ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"

#
# The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
#
#Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default

#
# The directory where shm and other runtime files will be stored.
#

DefaultRuntimeDir ${APACHE_RUN_DIR} "/var/run/apache2"

#
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
# This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
#
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}

#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before...

# This is the main Apache server configuration file.  It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ for detailed information about
# the directives and /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian about Debian specific
# hints.
#
#
# Summary of how the Apache 2 configuration works in Debian:
# The Apache 2 web server configuration in Debian is quite different to
# upstream's suggested way to configure the web server. This is because Debian's
# default Apache2 installation attempts to make adding and removing modules,
# virtual hosts, and extra configuration directives as flexible as possible, in
# order to make automating the changes and administering the server as easy as
# possible.

# It is split into several files forming the configuration hierarchy outlined
# below, all located in the /etc/apache2/ directory:
#
#	/etc/apache2/
#	|-- apache2.conf
#	|	`--  ports.conf
#	|-- mods-enabled
#	|	|-- *.load
#	|	`-- *.conf
#	|-- conf-enabled
#	|	`-- *.conf
# 	`-- sites-enabled
#	 	`-- *.conf
#
#
# * apache2.conf is the main configuration file (this file). It puts the pieces
#   together by including all remaining configuration files when starting up the
#   web server.
#
# * ports.conf is always included from the main configuration file. It is
#   supposed to determine listening ports for incoming connections which can be
#   customized anytime.
#
# * Configuration files in the mods-enabled/, conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/
#   directories contain particular configuration snippets which manage modules,
#   global configuration fragments, or virtual host configurations,
#   respectively.
#
#   They are activated by symlinking available configuration files from their
#   respective *-available/ counterparts. These should be managed by using our
#   helpers a2enmod/a2dismod, a2ensite/a2dissite and a2enconf/a2disconf. See
#   their respective man pages for detailed information.
#
# * The binary is called apache2. Due to the use of environment variables, in
#   the default configuration, apache2 needs to be started/stopped with
#   /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl. Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not
#   work with the default configuration.

# Global configuration
#

#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# NOTE!  If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
# mounted filesystem then please read the Mutex documentation (available
# at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#mutex>);
# you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
#
# Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
#
#ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"

#
# The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
#
#Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default

#
# The directory where shm and other runtime files will be stored.
#

DefaultRuntimeDir ${APACHE_RUN_DIR} "/var/run/apache2"

#
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
# This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
#
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}

#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300

#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On

#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 5

# These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}

#
# HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses
# e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off).
# The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people
# had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that
# each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the
# nameserver.
#
HostnameLookups Off

# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
#
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

#
# LogLevel: Control the severity of messages logged to the error_log.
# Available values: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
# error, crit, alert, emerg.
# It is also possible to configure the log level for particular modules, e.g.
# "LogLevel info ssl:warn"
#
LogLevel warn

# Include module configuration:
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.load
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.conf

# Include list of ports to listen on
Include ports.conf

# Sets the default security model of the Apache2 HTTPD server. It does
# not allow access to the root filesystem outside of /usr/share and /var/www.
# The former is used by web applications packaged in Debian,
# the latter may be used for local directories served by the web server. If
# your system is serving content from a sub-directory in /srv you must allow
# access here, or in any related virtual host.
<Directory />
	Options FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride None
	Require all denied
</Directory>

<Directory /usr/share>
	AllowOverride None
	Require all granted
</Directory>

<Directory /var/www/>
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride None
	Require all granted
</Directory>

#<Directory /srv/>
#	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
#	AllowOverride None
#	Require all granted
#</Directory>

# AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory
# for additional configuration directives.  See also the AllowOverride
# directive.
#
AccessFileName .htaccess

#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being
# viewed by Web clients.
#
<FilesMatch "^\.ht">
	Require all denied
</FilesMatch>

#
# The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
# a CustomLog directive.
#
# These deviate from the Common Log Format definitions in that they use %O
# (the actual bytes sent including headers) instead of %b (the size of the
# requested file), because the latter makes it impossible to detect partial
# requests.
#
# Note that the use of %{X-Forwarded-For}i instead of %h is not recommended.
# Use mod_remoteip instead.
#
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent

# Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files,
# see README.Debian for details.

# Include generic snippets of statements
IncludeOptional conf-enabled/*.conf

# Include the virtual host configurations:
IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf

# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet

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thomas platzek (tomplatzek48) wrote on 2025-01-10: Re: [Bug 2093265] Re: apache2 server exit error runtimedir

apache2.conf Edit (7.1 KiB, text/plain; charset=UTF-8; name="apache2.conf")

Hi Bryce

thanks for the support. Attached you find the file.

Greetings from Berlin

Am 09.01.25 um 20:54 schrieb Bryce Harrington:
> Please attach your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf; from the error message you
> posted it sounds like it has a syntax error.
>
> ** Changed in: apache2 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

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John Chittum (jchittum) wrote on 2025-01-13:

tomplatzek48

thank you for the file. The error reports line 80, which is:

DefaultRuntimeDir ${APACHE_RUN_DIR} "/var/run/apache2"

DefaultRuntimeDir only takes a single argument, and two are present. Delete one, and let us know if that fixes the issue.

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thomas platzek (tomplatzek48) wrote on 2025-01-13:

systemctl status apache2.service Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain)

Hi John
I deleted the second argument in line 80. Enclosed you see the new error message
Thomas

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2025-03-15:

[Expired for apache2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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