cant start apache2

[Derek Broughton]

dave selby wrote:

>>
>> In that you are reinstalling anyway; be sure to purge first (sudo
>> aptitude purge package), and then reinstall.
>>
>>
> 
> Ahhh yes ... I thought that a reinstall would regenerate any missing
> config files, but it seems to need a purge first to make it happen.
> 
Reinstall will just overwrite them - _if it can_.  If the file is somehow
locked (like not being owned by apache), it can't replace it.  Purge
actually removes all the files.
-- 
derek