Troubleshooting
Problem
This article explains how to diagnose and resolve when Apache HTTPd service fails to start with the message “Invalid Mutex directory in argument file: logs”.
Symptom
This error can occur when HTTPd service is not in a running state. The status of the HTTPd service can be verified by running the following command:
systemctl status httpd
The command returns output similar to the following:
httpd[18084]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 3 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
httpd[18084]: Invalid Mutex directory in argument file:logs/
systemd[1]: httpd.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server.
systemd[1]: Unit httpd.service entered failed state.
systemd[1]: httpd.service failed.
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Modified date:
21 November 2022
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ibm16615621