Re: [webmin-l] Usermin crashing

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 7/Jun/2006 15:42 Mike wrote ..
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I couldn't find anything in the archives, though I may have 
> > used the wrong
> > > terms.
> > > 
> > > We have been running webmin and usermin for a couple years 
> > without any
> > > problems until just recently.  This week I've received 
> > calls about usermin
> > > being down, and the only way I've been able to start it up 
> > again is to
> > > restart the server.
> > > 
> > > Does usermin or webmin have a log file, or can I turn on 
> > logging for them?
> > > 
> > > I did turn on the e-mail notification for services changing 
> > states, and
> > > that
> > > works, I received an e-mail earlier about usermin being down.
> > > 
> > > For restart usermin I've tried:
> > > Clicking start from the webmin service monitor, also from 
> > the usermin
> > > configuration page.
> > > /etc/init.d/usermin restart (and start)
> > > /etc/usermin/start
> > > And /usr/libexec/usermin/miniserv.pl 
> > /etc/usermin/miniserv.conf  (what
> > > /etc/usermin/start does)
> > > 
> > > None of them result in usermin running, nor do they report 
> > errors (except
> > > the ones that try to stop usermin, they error because it 
> > isn't running
> > > to be
> > > stopped)
> > 
> > When Usermin is down like this, is there still a miniserv.pl 
> > process running
> > for it? The problem may be that it is running but 
> > un-responsive somehow..
> > 
> > If so, you could try the command :
> > 
> > /etc/usermin/stop ; /etc/usermin/start
> > 
> > to restart it.
> 
> There is a miniserv.pl for webmin, but not for usermin.
> I have tried the /etc/usermin/stop followed by /etc/usermin/start
> 
> The stop reports failure because the wasn't anything found for its kill
> command.

Some process must still be listening on port 10000. You can find it with
the command :  lsof -i tcp:10000

 - Jamie