Public bug reported: rabbitmq-server fails to start (`sudo service [re]start rabbitmq- server`) if the log directory (`/var/log/rabbitmq` by default) does not exist.
It's a frequent use-case for people who mount `/var/log` as `tmpfs` (e.g. for SSD optimization). The script just hangs forever and does not provide any useful output nor (you guessed it) any log. Running `sudo mkdir /var/log/rabbitmq && sudo chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /var/log && sudo service rabbitmq-server restart` starts it successfully, though. Bug noticed on rabbitmq-server 3.6.2-1 but it may affect other versions too. Feel free to ask more information, I reproduce this bug every single morning when starting my computer ;-) ** Affects: rabbitmq-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1585043 Title: rabbitmq-server fails to start when /var/log/rabbitmq does not exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/1585043/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs