SOLVED Apache Service Won't Start after EA3 to EA4 Migration

[pschlenker]

After running the EA3 to EA4 migration script, the Apache service won't start. When I run the command "service httpd start", the operation fails because the script is looking for the Apache binaries in /usr/local/apache, but that directory no longer exists. After running the migration script, the only apache directories I see in /usr/local/ is:

/usr/local/apache.backup
/usr/local/apache.backup_archive/
/usr/local/apache.backup.ea3/

According to the installation instructions, when EasyApache is migrated, the /usr/local/apache directory is supposed to be moved to the /usr/local/apache.3 directory, but there is no apache.3 directory in /usr/local/ after the migration completes. I received several warnings during the migration, but it's hard to tell if those warning mean that the migration was erroring out, or if they were just normal warnings. Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly what the warnings were. I don't want to run the migration again to make note of the warnings because it will bring our website down.

I ran the command to revert EasyApache to EA3, and the script ran without issue. After reverting back to EA3, the Apache service started without issue, and I see the "apache" directory in /usr/local/ once again.

Here is my system information:

/etc/redhat-release:CentOS release 6.6 (Final)
/usr/local/cpanel/version:11.60.0.34
/var/cpanel/envtype:virtuozzo
CPANEL=release
Server version: Apache/2.4.25 (Unix)
Server built: Jan 14 2017 11:06:39
Cpanel::Easy::Apache v3.34.10 rev9999
PHP 5.6.29 (cli) (built: Jan 14 2017 14:12:31)
Copyright (c) 1997-2016 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend Technologies
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.52, for Linux (x86_64) using readline 5.1

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello,

Could you open a support ticket using the link in my signature so we can take a closer look and see what happened? You can post the ticket number here so we can update this thread with the outcome.

Thank you.

 

[gfornes]

Good Morning!!. I got the the same problem when I was Migrating form EA3 to EA4. When I run system Update I get this error:

--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.2.x86_64 (@updates)
Requires: bind = 32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.2
Removing: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.2.x86_64 (@updates)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.2
Updated By: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4.x86_64 (updates)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4
Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6.x86_64 (base)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6
Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1.x86_64 (updates)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1
Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64 (updates)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2
Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3.x86_64 (updates)
bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.3
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

-- error(11928) --
yum exited 256
-- /error(11928) --

My Ticket ID is: 8158587
I'd aprecciate if you could help my.

 

[cPanelMichael]

My Ticket ID is: 8158587

Hello,

To update, it looks like this was the result of unsupported bind-chroot packages installed on the system. Removing those packages allowed YUM to update successfully, which then allowed for a successful EasyApache 4 conversion.

Thank you.

 

[golden_eyes]

Hi,

I have the same problem in my 3 servers, below is the log of one of them:

[[email protected] ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, tsflags, universal-hooks
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * EA4: 85.13.201.2
 * cpanel-addons-production-feed: 85.13.201.2
 * base: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
 * extras: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
 * updates: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package bind.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 for package: 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64
---> Package bind.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 will be an update
--> Processing Dependency: portreserve for package: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4.x86_64
---> Package bind-devel.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 will be updated
---> Package bind-devel.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 will be an update
---> Package bind-libs.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 will be updated
---> Package bind-libs.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 will be an update
---> Package bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 will be updated
---> Package bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 will be an update
--> Running transaction check
---> Package bind.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 for package: 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64
---> Package portreserve.x86_64 0:0.0.4-11.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64 (@updates)
           Requires: bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2
           Removing: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64 (@updates)
               bind = 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2
           Updated By: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4.x86_64 (updates)
               bind = 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4
           Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6.x86_64 (base)
               bind = 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6
           Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.1.x86_64 (updates)
               bind = 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.1
           Available: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2.x86_64 (updates)
               bind = 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 1 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
32:bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64 has missing requires of portreserve
[[email protected] ~]# rpm -e --justdb --nodeps 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64
error: package 32:bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2.x86_64 is not installed

How do I solve it?

Best Regards

 

[sysdop]

@golden_eyes The bind-chroot is leaving you as it is not necessary. You can remove it by running the command yum remove bind-chroot -y and without any problem and this automatically solves your problem, then you run yum clean all and again yum upgrade.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello,

Here's a post with an example of how to remove the bind-chroot RPM:

Updating Kernel Version

Thank you.