httpd: bad group name

[homer_32]

I am having a problem with apache and can not figure it out.

 

Apache was installed along with RedHat linux a while ago, and I finally started getting it ready for use.  My problem: When I type "apachectl start", I get the following, and it does not start:

 

httpd: bad group name apache

 

Now, the default user and group with RedHat Linux is apache/apache. The /etc/passwd contains:

 

apache:x:48:48:Apache:/var/www:/sbin/nologin

 

And the /etc/group contains:

 

apache:x:48:

 

the httpd.conf file contains:

 

User apache

Group apache

 

 

Does anyone know why this is happening?

[scrupul0us]

id suspect theres no group called apache on your system since:

 

httpd: bad group name apache

 

indicates that apache is the faulty group name

[steviewdr]

Check /etc/group to see if "apache:x:48:" is there.

 

-steve

[homer_32]

I have right in the initial post that apache:x:48: is in the /etc/group file.

 

[steviewdr]

Sorry - missed that.

 

Can you not control apache with:

/etc/init.d/apache start|restart|stop ??

or

/etc/init.d/httpd start ??

 

Do you have SELinux installed?

 

Is apache in a chroot?

 

-steve