[rabbitmq-discuss] rabbitmq 1.5.1-1 from debian pool fails to start

Mon Jan 26 19:32:19 GMT 2009

> It looks like the basic Erlang process distribution code fails to
> initialise.
> 
> Try running (as an ordinary user)
>    erl -sname test
> and then
>    sudo -u rabbitmq -H erl -sname test
> and finally
>    sudo -H erl -sname test
> 
> In each case you should get an Erlang prompt of the form
> "(test@<yourhostname>)1>", which you can exit with C-c C-c. If you get
> an error or something different instead, please post it.


ch at frob:~$ erl -sname test
Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.6.3 [source] [async-threads:0]
[kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.6.3  (abort with ^G)
(test at frob)1> 
BREAK: (a)bort (c)ontinue (p)roc info (i)nfo (l)oaded
       (v)ersion (k)ill (D)b-tables (d)istribution
^Cch at frob:~$ sudo -u rabbitmq -H erl -sname test
Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.6.3 [source] [async-threads:0]
[kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.6.3  (abort with ^G)
(test at frob)1> 
BREAK: (a)bort (c)ontinue (p)roc info (i)nfo (l)oaded
       (v)ersion (k)ill (D)b-tables (d)istribution
^Cch at frob:~$ sudo -H erl -sname test
Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.6.3 [source] [async-threads:0]
[kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.6.3  (abort with ^G)
(test at frob)1> 
BREAK: (a)bort (c)ontinue (p)roc info (i)nfo (l)oaded
       (v)ersion (k)ill (D)b-tables (d)istribution
^Cch at frob:~$