[rabbitmq-discuss] init terminating in do_boot

[Matthias Radestock]

Scott,

Robert Raschke wrote:
> <Scott.Behrens at radiusit.com <mailto:Scott.Behrens at radiusit.com>> wrote:
>     I have just freshly installed rabbitmq-server-1.7.2-1.fc12.x86_64
>     for my Fedora 12 box.
> [...]
>     {"init terminating in
>     do_boot",{{nocatch,{error,{cannot_start_application,rabbit,{bad_return,{{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]},{'EXIT',{undef,[{nteventlog,module_info,[attributes]},{rabbit,'-boot_steps/0-fun-0-',1},{lists,flatmap,2},{lists,flatmap,2},{rabbit,boot_steps,0},{rabbit,start,2},{application_master,start_it_old,4}]}}}}}}},[{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}}^M
> [...] 
> For some reason it's trying to do something with the nteventlog module. 
> As you're on Fedora, I don't think that can be right.

See 
http://old.nabble.com/RabbitMQ-on-Fedora-12-with-default-Erlang-packages-td28565195.html 
and 
http://old.nabble.com/Regarding-latest-Fedora-12---Fedora-13-Erlang-R13B-04-packaging-bug-%28nteventlog-missing%29-td28568861.html

We have since taught rabbit to ignore the above error, so if you install 
rabbit from source it should work fine. Or, as Peter suggests, edit the 
installed os_mon.app file.


Regards,

Matthias.