(Replying to my own reply in order to share the solution) I've found that the cause was my /etc/hosts.
I had: ::1 localhost.localdomain localhost <SERVERNAME> When I changed it to 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <SERVERNAME> Cobbler web ui starts working just fine. It also works with 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <SERVERNAME> ::1 ip6-localhost.localdomain ip6-localhost pi6-<SERVERNAME> Hope this helps someone. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 September 2008 12:46 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: cobbler_api_rw: 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable Yes, it all looks good as far as I can tell. # grep xmlrpc_rw /etc/cobbler/settings xmlrpc_rw_enabled: 1 xmlrpc_rw_port: 25152 # cobbler check The following potential problems were detected: #0: since iptables may be running, ensure 69, 80, 25150, and 25151 are unblocked #1: One or more kickstart templates references default password 'cobbler' and should be changed for security reasons: /etc/cobbler/sample.ks, /etc/cobbler/legacy.ks, /etc/cobbler/sample_end.ks # ps -ef | grep cobblerd root 6441 1 0 12:11 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/cobblerd --daemon root 6442 6441 0 12:11 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/cobblerd --daemon root 6447 6442 0 12:11 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/cobblerd --daemon root 6567 6103 0 12:34 pts/2 00:00:00 grep cobblerd # service cobblerd status cobblerd (pid 6447 6442 6441) is running... # sestatus SELinux status: disabled # iptables --list Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere anywhere icmp any ACCEPT esp -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT ah -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere 224.0.0.251 udp dpt:mdns ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere udp dpt:ipp ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ipp ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:https ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:http ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:25150 ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpt:25150 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:25151 ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpt:25151 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:25152 ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpt:25152 REJECT all -- anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-host-prohibited -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jasper Capel Sent: 17 September 2008 12:26 To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: cobbler_api_rw: 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > > > I’ve got a new default install of CentOS 5.2 on which I am trying to get > Cobbler installed. I can get the service running, but clicking any link > (other than DOCS) on the menu results in a python error message. It > appears that cobbler_api and cobbler_api_rw are being blocked, but I > can’t figure out how. SELinux is off, firewall is off. Attempts to > navigate to http://<server>/cobbler_api > <http://%3cserver%3e/cobbler_api> results in Service Temporarily > Unavailable. I’ve searched Google, but have not found anything that > has helped. > > > > Any troubleshooting help would be greatly appreciated. > Can you check /etc/cobbler/settings to see if the following two are set? xmlrpc_rw_enabled: 1 xmlrpc_rw_port: 25152 Also, check if your configuration is valid, by typing "cobbler check". If all looks ok, make sure the cobblerd service is running. 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