found out the error-- as a result opened all ports (have to figure out what port should be open?) and ran a apt-get -f install which seemed to "fix" the rabbitmq-server problem but still leaving the libapache2-mod- php5 issue:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.3.10-1ubuntu2) ... dpkg: error processing libapache2-mod-php5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 Setting up rabbitmq-server (2.7.1-0ubuntu1) ... Starting rabbitmq-server: SUCCESS rabbitmq-server. Errors were encountered while processing: libapache2-mod-php5 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- 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/961008 Title: rabbitmq-server starting rabbitmq-server failed post-installtion script error status 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/961008/+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
