Nginx test failed, service not starting
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nginx did not start upon system reboot. tried to manually start it in the terminal. received the following errors. what do they mean, and how do I fix it so that nginx starts?
◠nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-05-18 11:45:39 EDT; 10s ago
Docs: man:nginx(8)
Process: 23664 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: [alert] could not open error log file: open() "/var/log/nginx/error.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: 2018/05/18 11:45:39 [emerg] 23664#23664: open() "/var/log/nginx/access.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
server nginx
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nginx did not start upon system reboot. tried to manually start it in the terminal. received the following errors. what do they mean, and how do I fix it so that nginx starts?
◠nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-05-18 11:45:39 EDT; 10s ago
Docs: man:nginx(8)
Process: 23664 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: [alert] could not open error log file: open() "/var/log/nginx/error.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: 2018/05/18 11:45:39 [emerg] 23664#23664: open() "/var/log/nginx/access.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
server nginx
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nginx did not start upon system reboot. tried to manually start it in the terminal. received the following errors. what do they mean, and how do I fix it so that nginx starts?
◠nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-05-18 11:45:39 EDT; 10s ago
Docs: man:nginx(8)
Process: 23664 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: [alert] could not open error log file: open() "/var/log/nginx/error.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: 2018/05/18 11:45:39 [emerg] 23664#23664: open() "/var/log/nginx/access.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
server nginx
asked May 18 at 15:50
aregowe
113
nginx did not start upon system reboot. tried to manually start it in the terminal. received the following errors. what do they mean, and how do I fix it so that nginx starts?
◠nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-05-18 11:45:39 EDT; 10s ago
Docs: man:nginx(8)
Process: 23664 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: [alert] could not open error log file: open() "/var/log/nginx/error.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: 2018/05/18 11:45:39 [emerg] 23664#23664: open() "/var/log/nginx/access.log" failed (2: No such file or directory)
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu nginx[23664]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 18 11:45:39 jUbuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
server nginx
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Found the answer:
In /var/log/ there wasn't an nginx folder.
I added an nginx folder to /var/log/ so that the /var/log/nginx folder is present and usable.
edited May 18 at 16:02
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Found the answer:
In /var/log/ there wasn't an nginx folder.
I added an nginx folder to /var/log/ so that the /var/log/nginx folder is present and usable.
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
answered May 18 at 16:00
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Found the answer:
In /var/log/ there wasn't an nginx folder.
I added an nginx folder to /var/log/ so that the /var/log/nginx folder is present and usable.
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
answered May 18 at 16:00
aregowe
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up vote
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up vote
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Found the answer:
In /var/log/ there wasn't an nginx folder.
I added an nginx folder to /var/log/ so that the /var/log/nginx folder is present and usable.
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
answered May 18 at 16:00
aregowe
113
Found the answer:
In /var/log/ there wasn't an nginx folder.
I added an nginx folder to /var/log/ so that the /var/log/nginx folder is present and usable.
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
answered May 18 at 16:00
aregowe
113
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
edited May 18 at 16:02
Thomas Ward♦
41k23112166
41k23112166
answered May 18 at 16:00
aregowe
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answered May 18 at 16:00
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