# Rabbitmq-server will not start

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/rabbitmq-server-will-not-start/2472>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [February 20, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/rabbitmq-server-will-not-start/2472 "2012-02-20T16:33:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Van\_Fossan\_Randy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8797f3/32.png) [@Van\_Fossan\_Randy](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Van_Fossan_Randy)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/rabbitmq-server-will-not-start/2472/1 "2012-02-20T16:33:09Z")

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I am having trouble on a new chef server… rabbitmq-server will not start (error logs below)… I using the chef-server cookbook with chef-solo to install chef server… It blows up during the startup of rabbitmq-server. I have disabled IPv6 in /etc/sysctl.conf. This is n CentOS 6.

I found some info in the rabbitmq forums, but nothing I have tried helps… Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks

Randy

---- Logs Below ------

# cat /var/log/rabbitmq/startup\_log

Activating RabbitMQ plugins …

0 plugins activated:

±–+ ±–+

| | | |

| | | |

| | | |

| ±–+ ±------+

| |

| RabbitMQ ±–+ |

| | | |

| v2.6.1 ±–+ |

| |

±------------------+

AMQP 0-9-1 / 0-9 / 0-8

Copyright © 2007-2011 VMware, Inc.

Licensed under the MPL. See [http://www.rabbitmq.com/](http://www.rabbitmq.com/)

node : rabbit@chefsy01rav

app descriptor : /usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq\_server-2.6.1/sbin/…/ebin/rabbit.app

home dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq

config file(s) : (none)

cookie hash : Wl9kb7MzIyg6Eedmia/PCg==

log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@chefsy01rav.log

sasl log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@chefsy01rav-sasl.log

database dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit@chefsy01rav

erlang version : 5.8.5

– rabbit boot start

starting file handle cache server …done

starting worker pool …done

starting database …done

starting codec correctness check …done

– external infrastructure ready

starting statistics event manager …done

starting logging server …done

starting plugin registry …done

starting auth mechanism amqplain …done

starting auth mechanism cr-demo …done

starting auth mechanism plain …done

starting exchange type direct …done

starting exchange type fanout …done

starting exchange type headers …done

starting exchange type topic …done

– kernel ready

starting node monitor …done

starting cluster delegate …done

starting guid generator …done

starting alarm handler …done

starting memory monitor …done

– core initialized

starting empty DB check …done

starting exchange, queue and binding recovery …done

starting mirror queue slave sup …done

starting adding mirrors to queues …done

– message delivery logic ready

starting error log relay …done

starting networking …BOOT ERROR: FAILED

Reason: {badmatch,

```
        {error,

            {shutdown,

                {child,undefined,'rabbit_tcp_listener_sup_:::5672',

                    {tcp_listener_sup,start_link,

                        [{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},

                         5672,

                         [inet6,binary,

                          {packet,raw},

                          {reuseaddr,true},

                          {backlog,128},

                          {nodelay,true},

                          {exit_on_close,false}],

                         {rabbit_networking,tcp_listener_started,[amqp]},

                         {rabbit_networking,tcp_listener_stopped,[amqp]},

                         {rabbit_networking,start_client,[]},

                         "TCP Listener"]},

                    transient,infinity,supervisor,

                    [tcp_listener_sup]}}}}

```

Stacktrace: [{rabbit\_networking,start\_listener0,4},

```
         {rabbit_networking,'-start_listener/4-lc$^0/1-0-',4},

         {rabbit_networking,start_listener,4},

         {rabbit_networking,'-boot_tcp/0-lc$^0/1-0-',1},

         {rabbit_networking,boot_tcp,0},

         {rabbit_networking,boot,0},

         {rabbit,'-run_boot_step/1-lc$^1/1-1-',1},

         {rabbit,run_boot_step,1}]

```

{“Kernel pid terminated”,application\_controller,"{application\_start\_failure,rabbit,{bad\_return,{{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]},{‘EXIT’,{rabbit,failure\_during\_boot}}}}}"}

# cat /var/log/rabbitmq/startup\_err

Erlang has closed

Crash dump was written to: erl\_crash.dump

Kernel pid terminated (application\_controller) ({application\_start\_failure,rabbit,{bad\_return,{{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]},{‘EXIT’,{rabbit,failure\_during\_boot}}}}})

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**Author:** ![Ranjib\_Dey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ranjib\_Dey](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Ranjib_Dey)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/rabbitmq-server-will-not-start/2472/2 "2012-02-20T17:03:08Z")

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looks like erlang is not properly installed. i'll recommend using rbel6  
repo instead  
On Feb 20, 2012 10:06 PM, "Van Fossan,Randy" [vanfossr@oclc.org](mailto:vanfossr@oclc.org) wrote:

> I am having trouble on a new chef server.. rabbitmq-server will not  
> start (error logs below).. I using the chef-server cookbook with  
> chef-solo to install chef server.. It blows up during the startup of  
> rabbitmq-server. I have disabled IPv6 in /etc/sysctl.conf. This is n  
> CentOS 6.\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> I found some info in the rabbitmq forums, but nothing I have tried  
> helps.. Anyone else have this problem?\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> Thanks\*\*\*\*
> 
> Randy\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> ---- Logs Below ------\*\*\*\*
> 
> _# cat /var/log/rabbitmq/startup\_log_
> 
> Activating RabbitMQ plugins ...\*\*\*\*
> 
> 0 plugins activated:\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> * * *
> 
> +---+ +---+\*\*\*\*
> 
> | | | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | | | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | | | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | +---+ +-------+\*\*\*\*
> 
> | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | RabbitMQ +---+ |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | | | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | v2.6.1 +---+ |\*\*\*\*
> 
> | |\*\*\*\*
> 
> +-------------------+\*\*\*\*
> 
> AMQP 0-9-1 / 0-9 / 0-8\*\*\*\*
> 
> Copyright (C) 2007-2011 VMware, Inc.\*\*\*\*
> 
> Licensed under the MPL. See [http://www.rabbitmq.com/](http://www.rabbitmq.com/)\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> node : rabbit@chefsy01rav\*\*\*\*
> 
> app descriptor :  
> /usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq\_server-2.6.1/sbin/../ebin/rabbit.app\*\*\*\*
> 
> home dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq\*\*\*\*
> 
> config file(s) : (none)\*\*\*\*
> 
> cookie hash : Wl9kb7MzIyg6Eedmia/PCg==\*\*\*\*
> 
> log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@chefsy01rav.log\*\*\*\*
> 
> sasl log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@chefsy01rav-sasl.log\*\*\*\*
> 
> database dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit@chefsy01rav\*\*\*\*
> 
> erlang version : 5.8.5\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> -- rabbit boot start\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting file handle cache server  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting worker pool  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting database  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting codec correctness check  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> -- external infrastructure ready\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting statistics event manager  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting logging server  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting plugin registry  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting auth mechanism amqplain  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting auth mechanism cr-demo  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting auth mechanism plain  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting exchange type direct  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting exchange type fanout  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting exchange type headers  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting exchange type topic  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> -- kernel ready\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting node monitor  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting cluster delegate  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting guid generator  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting alarm handler  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting memory monitor  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> -- core initialized\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting empty DB check  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting exchange, queue and binding recovery  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting mirror queue slave sup  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting adding mirrors to queues  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> -- message delivery logic ready\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting error log relay  
> ...done\*\*\*\*
> 
> starting networking  
> ...BOOT ERROR: FAILED\*\*\*\*
> 
> Reason: {badmatch,\*\*\*\*
> 
> ```
> {error, ****
> 
> {shutdown, ****
> 
> {child,undefined,'rabbit_tcp_listener_sup_:::5672',***
> 
> ```
> 
> - 
> 
> ```
> {tcp_listener_sup,start_link, ****
> 
> [{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}, ****
> 
> 5672, ****
> 
> [inet6,binary, ****
> 
> {packet,raw}, ****
> 
> {reuseaddr,true}, ****
> 
> {backlog,128}, ****
> 
> {nodelay,true}, ****
> 
> {exit_on_close,false}], ****
> 
> ```
> 
> {rabbit\_networking,tcp\_listener\_started,[amqp]},\*\*\*\*
> 
> {rabbit\_networking,tcp\_listener\_stopped,[amqp]},\*\*\*\*
> 
> ```
> {rabbit_networking,start_client,[]}, ****
> 
> "TCP Listener"]}, ****
> 
> transient,infinity,supervisor, ****
> 
> [tcp_listener_sup]}}}} ****
> 
> ```
> 
> Stacktrace: [{rabbit\_networking,start\_listener0,4},\*\*\*\*
> 
> ```
> {rabbit_networking,'-start_listener/4-lc$^0/1-0-',4}, ****
> 
> {rabbit_networking,start_listener,4}, ****
> 
> {rabbit_networking,'-boot_tcp/0-lc$^0/1-0-',1}, ****
> 
> {rabbit_networking,boot_tcp,0}, ****
> 
> {rabbit_networking,boot,0}, ****
> 
> {rabbit,'-run_boot_step/1-lc$^1/1-1-',1}, ****
> 
> {rabbit,run_boot_step,1}] ****
> 
> ```
> 
> {"Kernel pid  
> terminated",application\_controller,"{application\_start\_failure,rabbit,{bad\_return,{{rabbit,start,[normal,]},{'EXIT',{rabbit,failure\_during\_boot}}}}}"}
> 
> * * *
> 
> * * *
> 
> _# cat /var/log/rabbitmq/startup\_err_
> 
> Erlang has closed\*\*\*\*
> 
> * * *
> 
> Crash dump was written to: erl\_crash.dump\*\*\*\*
> 
> Kernel pid terminated (application\_controller)  
> ({application\_start\_failure,rabbit,{bad\_return,{{rabbit,start,[normal,]},{'EXIT',{rabbit,failure\_during\_boot}}}}})
> 
> * * *