Fixes in Debian packaging which also address the problem: - https://salsa.debian.org/openstack-team/third-party/rabbitmq-server/commit/9764f7e6ffeaa99325b8e5ff41e80b1c4b2894d3 - https://salsa.debian.org/openstack-team/third-party/rabbitmq-server/commit/c5b99f5c4811f460b73c8c8505a98fa55dcd752b If I start the server with just `service rabbitmq-server start`, my process tree looks like: rabbitmq 11316 0.0 0.1 4628 800 ? Ss 14:59 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/rabbitmq-server rabbitmq 11337 0.0 0.3 4628 1792 ? S 14:59 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-server rabbitmq 11633 8.8 12.4 2165876 61504 ? Sl 14:59 0:02 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-9.2/bin/beam.smp -W w -A 64 -P 1048576 -t 5000000 -stbt db -zdbbl 32000 -K true -B i -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/rabbitmq -- -pa /usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-3.6.10/ebin -noshell -noinput -s rabbit boot -sname rabbit@golestandt -boot start_sasl -kernel inet_default_connect_options [{nodelay,true}] -sasl errlog_type error -sasl sasl_error_logger false -rabbit error_logger {file,"/