Re: pkg/49052: ejabberd 14.07 crashes on startup

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/49052; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: pkg/49052: ejabberd 14.07 crashes on startup
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:41:39 +0100

 On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 06:35:00AM +0000, matthew sporleder wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/49052; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>
 > To: "gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost" <gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > Cc: "pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost" <pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost>, 
 >      "gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost" <gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost>, 
 > "pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost" <pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > Subject: Re: pkg/49052: ejabberd 14.07 crashes on startup
 > Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:17:33 -0400
 > 
 >  I think the key is: "
 >  Failed to create cookie file '/roo
 >  
 >  So you're trying to start erlang as root, ...
 
 No, I'm starting eJabberd with "/etc/rc.d/ejabberd start". And that is
 supposed to "su" to the correct user:
 
 Login: ejabberd                         Name: Ejabberd
 Directory: /var/spool/ejabberd          Shell: /bin/sh
 Never logged in.
 No Mail.
 No Plan.
 
 But that seems to be broken somehow.
 
 >  ... but the rest of that message  is cut off for some reason?
 
 Yes, I guess so.
 
 >  Can you try deleting the .erlang.cookie?
 
 The file looks fine, at least from a permission point of you:
 
 tron@colwyn:/var/spool/ejabberd#ls -l .erlang.cookie
 -r--------  1 ejabberd  ejabberd  20 Sep 26  2012 .erlang.cookie
 
        Kind regards
 
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 Matthias Scheler                                 https://zhadum.org.uk/