Public bug reported: hello, i'm not sure about who is creating /var/lib/rabbitmq, but it has wrong owner:group - root. And this issue prevents rabbitmq-server service from starting.
after $ chown -R rabbitmq:rabbitmq /var/lib/rabbitmq/ rabbitmq-server starts successfully. ** Affects: rabbitmq-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Changed in: rabbitmq-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to rabbitmq-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972578 Title: rabbitmq-server 2.7.1-0ubuntu4 failed to start due to wrong directory owner To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/972578/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs