[systemd-devel] Help with Systemd + Apache 2.4 - CentOS 7

[Reindl Harald]

Am 23.11.20 um 02:32 schrieb Lucas Possamai:
> Hi,
> 
> I have Apache 2.4.6-93 running on a CentOS 7.8.2003 that is not starting 
> using Systemd.
> 
> If I do: /systemctl start httpd/, I get the following error:
> 
>     Nov 22 20:14:11 localhost systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache
>     HTTP Server.
>     -- Subject: Unit httpd.service has failed
>     -- Defined-By: systemd
>     -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

this is outdated for years and was always wrong

>     -- Unit httpd.service has failed.
>     --
>     -- The result is failed.
> 
> 
> However, running 'httpd -k start' works!
> 
> /usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service:
> 
>     [Unit]
>     Description=The Apache HTTP Server
>     After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
>     Documentation=man:httpd(8)
>     Documentation=man:apachectl(8)
> 
>     [Service]
>     Type=notify
>     EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/httpd
>     ExecStart=/usr/sbin/httpd $OPTIONS -k start
>     ExecReload=/usr/sbin/httpd $OPTIONS -k graceful
>     ExecStop=/bin/kill -WINCH ${MAINPID}
>     KillSignal=SIGCONT
>     PrivateTmp=true
> 
>     [Install]
>     WantedBy=multi-user.target
> 
> 
> What could it be?
who knows - look at the httpd errorlog or at least "systemctl status 
httpd.service"

however, systemd is only the messenger