[rabbitmq-discuss] Trouble starting rabbitmq (new user)

[Alvaro Videla]

To monitor RabbitMQ using the rabbitctl you have to the same user that rabbitmq is running. This is because they have to share the same erlang cookie.


On May 7, 2010, at 5:53 AM, Matt Calder wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've had persistent problems running rabbit mq under Ubuntu.
> 
>> uname -a
> Linux domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21 2.6.31-302-ec2 #7-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 13
> 19:06:04 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> After an initial install things seem fine. However after use, not
> particularly heavy, it falls into a bad state and nothing seems to
> help.
> 
> ubuntu at domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21:~/celerytest$ sudo rabbitmqctl status
> Status of node 'rabbit at domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21' ...
> {badrpc,nodedown}
> ...done.
> 
> If I restart,
> 
> I get a timeout,
> 
> ubuntu at domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21:~/celerytest$ cat /var/log/rabbitmq/startup_log
> Starting all nodes...
> Starting node rabbit at domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21...
> RabbitMQ 1.6.0 (AMQP 8-0)
> Copyright (C) 2007-2009 LShift Ltd., Cohesive Financial Technologies
> LLC., and Rabbit Technologies Ltd.
> Licensed under the MPL.  See http://www.rabbitmq.com/
> 
> node        : rabbit at domU-12-31-39-01-B1-21
> log         : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit.log
> sasl log    : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit-sasl.log
> database dir: /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit
> 
> starting database             ...timeout
> {"init terminating in
> do_boot",{{nocatch,{error,{cannot_start_application,rabbit,{{timeout_waiting_for_tables,[rabbit_user,rabbit_user_permission,rabbit_vhost,rabbit_config,rabbit_listener,rabbit_durable_route,rabbit_route,rabbit_reverse_route,rabbit_durable_exchange,rabbit_exchange,rabbit_durable_queue,rabbit_queue]},{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]}}}}},[{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}}
> 
> 
> Since I am a new user I suspect I am doing something obviously wrong.
> If anyone knows what that is I would greatly appreciate a pointer.
> Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't seem like a workable plan going
> forward.
> 
> Matt
> 
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