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I installed Apache 2 on ubuntu 19.04 desktop and was able to do a test access via localhost. I then discovered that the service was masked. I know how to unmask it, but I do not want to do so until I understand why it was masked and have corrected any error situation. How should I troubleshoot this situation? I am brand new to apache2. The output from systemctl is attached:
gossage@jgossage-XPS-8700:~$ sudo systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit apache2.service is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)
apache2 19.04
asked Sep 28 at 15:19
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I installed Apache 2 on ubuntu 19.04 desktop and was able to do a test access via localhost. I then discovered that the service was masked. I know how to unmask it, but I do not want to do so until I understand why it was masked and have corrected any error situation. How should I troubleshoot this situation? I am brand new to apache2. The output from systemctl is attached:
gossage@jgossage-XPS-8700:~$ sudo systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit apache2.service is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)
apache2 19.04
asked Sep 28 at 15:19
JonathanJonathan
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Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again withsystemctl status apache2before currying on with further steps.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40
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I installed Apache 2 on ubuntu 19.04 desktop and was able to do a test access via localhost. I then discovered that the service was masked. I know how to unmask it, but I do not want to do so until I understand why it was masked and have corrected any error situation. How should I troubleshoot this situation? I am brand new to apache2. The output from systemctl is attached:
gossage@jgossage-XPS-8700:~$ sudo systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit apache2.service is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)
apache2 19.04
asked Sep 28 at 15:19
JonathanJonathan
8903 gold badges10 silver badges22 bronze badges
I installed Apache 2 on ubuntu 19.04 desktop and was able to do a test access via localhost. I then discovered that the service was masked. I know how to unmask it, but I do not want to do so until I understand why it was masked and have corrected any error situation. How should I troubleshoot this situation? I am brand new to apache2. The output from systemctl is attached:
gossage@jgossage-XPS-8700:~$ sudo systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit apache2.service is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)
apache2 19.04
apache2 19.04
asked Sep 28 at 15:19
JonathanJonathan
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asked Sep 28 at 15:19
JonathanJonathan
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edited Sep 28 at 15:51
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JonathanJonathan
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Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again withsystemctl status apache2before currying on with further steps.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40
|
show 5 more comments
Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again withsystemctl status apache2before currying on with further steps.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40
Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again with
systemctl status apache2 before currying on with further steps.– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again with
systemctl status apache2 before currying on with further steps.– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40
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It appears that you had an empty service file or you have a duplicate service file in /etc/systemd/system/. This will usually get masked.
Check if the file /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If so, remove it and proceed below.
Apache2 service file should exist in /lib/systemd/system/. Please check if the file /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If yes, check the content against this:
[Unit]
Description=The Apache HTTP Server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
Documentation=https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
[Service]
Type=forking
Environment=APACHE_STARTED_BY_SYSTEMD=true
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful
PrivateTmp=true
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
If not, create the file and copy and paste the above content to it. Then try to enable the service by running:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
If successful, reboot your system
answered Sep 28 at 16:15
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The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
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It appears that you had an empty service file or you have a duplicate service file in /etc/systemd/system/. This will usually get masked.
Check if the file /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If so, remove it and proceed below.
Apache2 service file should exist in /lib/systemd/system/. Please check if the file /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If yes, check the content against this:
[Unit]
Description=The Apache HTTP Server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
Documentation=https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
[Service]
Type=forking
Environment=APACHE_STARTED_BY_SYSTEMD=true
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful
PrivateTmp=true
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
If not, create the file and copy and paste the above content to it. Then try to enable the service by running:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
If successful, reboot your system
answered Sep 28 at 16:15
RaffaRaffa
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The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
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It appears that you had an empty service file or you have a duplicate service file in /etc/systemd/system/. This will usually get masked.
Check if the file /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If so, remove it and proceed below.
Apache2 service file should exist in /lib/systemd/system/. Please check if the file /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If yes, check the content against this:
[Unit]
Description=The Apache HTTP Server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
Documentation=https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
[Service]
Type=forking
Environment=APACHE_STARTED_BY_SYSTEMD=true
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful
PrivateTmp=true
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
If not, create the file and copy and paste the above content to it. Then try to enable the service by running:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
If successful, reboot your system
answered Sep 28 at 16:15
RaffaRaffa
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The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
add a comment
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It appears that you had an empty service file or you have a duplicate service file in /etc/systemd/system/. This will usually get masked.
Check if the file /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If so, remove it and proceed below.
Apache2 service file should exist in /lib/systemd/system/. Please check if the file /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If yes, check the content against this:
[Unit]
Description=The Apache HTTP Server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
Documentation=https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
[Service]
Type=forking
Environment=APACHE_STARTED_BY_SYSTEMD=true
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful
PrivateTmp=true
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
If not, create the file and copy and paste the above content to it. Then try to enable the service by running:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
If successful, reboot your system
answered Sep 28 at 16:15
RaffaRaffa
2,0471 gold badge4 silver badges17 bronze badges
It appears that you had an empty service file or you have a duplicate service file in /etc/systemd/system/. This will usually get masked.
Check if the file /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If so, remove it and proceed below.
Apache2 service file should exist in /lib/systemd/system/. Please check if the file /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service exists. If yes, check the content against this:
[Unit]
Description=The Apache HTTP Server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
Documentation=https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
[Service]
Type=forking
Environment=APACHE_STARTED_BY_SYSTEMD=true
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start
ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful
PrivateTmp=true
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
If not, create the file and copy and paste the above content to it. Then try to enable the service by running:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
If successful, reboot your system
answered Sep 28 at 16:15
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The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
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The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
The service file was already present and a reboot was not necessary.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 17:18
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Have you upgraded Ubuntu, Apache2 or have you experienced failure starting the service before?. Have you made changes to Apache2 configuration which resulted in errors?... all this could result in the service getting masked.
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:28
@Raffa I have definitely not upgraded the service and I was running with a vanilla configuration prior to adding local configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:31
How did you install Apache2 and from which repository?
– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:32
@Raffa I installed Apache via apt from the Canadian mirror. Actually some parts came from the local mirror and others from Ubuntu directly. I was using the default apt configuration.
– Jonathan
Sep 28 at 15:34
all looks normal. Did you start the Apache2 service prior to checking the status. You need to start the service for the first time after installation, which seems to have started successfully as you were able to test it on localhost. So why not reboot and check the service status again with
systemctl status apache2before currying on with further steps.– Raffa
Sep 28 at 15:40