Apache not responding after hostname change - help?

[camperjohn64]

I changed the hostname on my new server and I get this error, and now Apache doesn't respond:

Starting httpd: httpd: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for bigmetal.ryd0.com
httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

So being smart, I said fuck it and changed the hostname back. But Apache is now not responding at all. Dead. Checking logs, Apache isn't even getting called.

I changed it from bigmetal.ryd2.com to bigmetal.ryd0.com (then back to bigmetal.ryd2.com hoping it would fire up again)

I've googled this, and made all the fixes I found in other forums, none of them have brought it back to life.

Maybe I don't understand what the hostname really does...I am using Webmin, and CentOS 5.4. This is a new installation, and there are no websites on the server yet.

Any ideas? What tests can I run to troubleshoot this?


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[fatfoo]

Good luck with that.

[mmcfadden]

u can ICQ this guy and get your answers 565-982-359

[mikke]

$ host bigmetal.ryd0.com
Host bigmetal.ryd0.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

looks like dns problem..

[camperjohn64]

looks like dns problem..

I've actually pointed ryd0.com back to the old server so I can continue to show ads and make sales until the new server is ready, but I still can't get Apache to fire up even when viewing the IP directly (67.21.112.158/phpmyadmin for example)

I also tried pointing ns1/ns2.ryd0.com to 67.21.112.158 and then tried it just in case it was something to do with the DNS, but still no luck.

I'm a good programmer, but a lousy admin.

[camperjohn64]

I am also thinking it is possible the hostname change then revert, was NOT the issue. Perhaps I just think it was and I did something else to halt Apache.

If we assume that it isn't my hostname change/revert was not the problem, how can I fix it? I am almost thinking yum remove/install httdp and reset everything since I don't yet have any domains on the server.

[CYF]

does your hostname resolve? What does /etc/hostname say?

[camperjohn64]

I think it's possible this has nothing to do with hostname - I found this in the error_log

[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [alert] getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [alert] getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [error] mod_fcgid: fcgid process manager died, restarting the server
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [notice] SIGHUP received.  Attempting to restart
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [notice] Digest: done
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [alert] getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [notice] mod_python: Creating 4 session mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Sat Apr 03 06:36:29 2010] [alert] getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive

[directfiesta]

Using FastCgi ?

you error is similar to:

http://www.mail-archive.com/mod-fcgi.../msg00066.html


Do you have a control panel ? Which one ? If yes, re-complie apache and php .

[Farang]

Your server has been hacked.

[Ladyboy King]

Good luck with that.

Did I ever show you the pic of me raw doggin' Karin O?