cant start apache2

[dave selby]

OK realy simple problem (long history I won't go into) why cant I
start apache2 ?

root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# aptitude install apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initialising package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apache2
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/38.7kB of archives. After unpacking 86.0kB will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package apache2.
(Reading database ... 115935 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking apache2 (from .../apache2_2.2.3-3.2ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up apache2 (2.2.3-3.2ubuntu0.1) ...
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# ps ax | grep apache
 9416 pts/2    R+     0:00 grep apache
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# /etc/init.d/apache2 start
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
 * Stopping web server (apache2)...

                                                            grep:
/etc/apache2/*: No such file or directory


                                                     [ OK ]
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# /etc/init.d/apache2 start
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d# ps ax | grep apache
 9446 pts/2    R+     0:00 grep apache
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#
root at dave-desktop:/etc/init.d#

Confused :/)

Dave


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