Questions tagged [ubuntu-16.04]

Ubuntu 16.04 - named "Xenial Xerus" - is a Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu Linux. Officially released on April 21, 2016, it was supported for 5 years. Extended Security Maintenance subscriptions are offered by Canonical until April 2024. Only use this tag if your question is version-specific.

Ubuntu 16.04 - named "Xenial Xerus" - is a Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu Linux. Officially released on April 21, 2016, it will be supported for 5 years for Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Core, and Ubuntu Kylin. Only use this tag if your question is version-specific. Note that the Ask Ubuntu site is specifically dedicated to Ubuntu questions.

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slurmdbd fails to start (initial installation)

I tried to install slurmdbd for accounting on a Ubuntu 16.04 from the standard repositories (version: 15.08.7-1build1). Here are the commands: $ sudo apt-get install mysql-server $ sudo mysql > create user 'slurm'@'localhost' identified by…
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Safely conduct tests that require unplugging server

So, basically I am testing and diagnosing my UPS's as well as the power sources (PSU) of my server. For that purpose I am powering down the server "the hard way", by unplugging it from the wall as to simulate a power loss. This I have been doing…
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subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 5

Trying to get clamav and clamav-daemon uninstalled but seems apt and dpkg are stuck and nothing can complete without this error: dpkg --remove output: (Reading database ... 385080 files and directories currently installed.) Removing clamav-daemon…
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Why do my sub domains point to other sub domains when I disable a site?

I have a personal server and I use many sub-domains on it. Each sub domain has its own unique SSL cert setup with LetsEncrypt. Each sub domain has its own vhost file under /etc/apache/sites-available/ Each sub domain has its own A record and NS…
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504 Gateway Timeout even when Timeout is set to 600

I have the follow unresolved problem regarding PHP and Apache. I have a long running script that ALWAYS return 504 Gateway Timeout after 30 seconds running. However, if I check in /server-process, I can see that the request is still going on. Before…
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Configuration of IPv6 in Ubuntu fails - OVH VPS

For some time I am struggling with configuration of IPv6 in my Ubuntu VPS. I followed many tutorials on this matter, but none worked for me. The problem is, when I use one-time configuration in console: ip addr add 2001:41D0:401:3000::XXXX/128 dev…
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How is iptables allowing access to 3306 if it's set to Drop all?

I don't quite understand how I can connect to my database on port 3306, if my server is supposed to block everything but the shown ports. Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes) num pkts bytes target prot opt in out source …
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Best way to handle 'MongoError: failed to connect to server on first connect' in Mongoose

In this GitHub issue for mongoose the developer stated that it is intended behaviour to crash the Node.js process if the initial database connection to MongoDB fails. It does this instead of trying to reconnect. In my code I catch this error…
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How can I make a directory completely private from a certain user-group?

I'm running an ubuntu 16.04 web server, with both apache and nginx installed I need a setup where certain directories (dir y) are inaccessible (no read, write or execute permissions) to a certain user-group (group x) However, group x should be able…
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Apache-Ubuntu: can not access my site using IP address

I have a web site running on ubuntu 16.04 vps with Apache. recently i can not access main web page using its IP‌ address. please help me debug my server configuration. main-site.conf: ServerAdmin M.Mahmoodi@avanikan.com …
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Ubuntu 16.04 can't rebuild mySQL

I am trying to do a clean reinstall of mySQL for various reasons. I have followed several posts here, and on stack exchange, particularly this ask ubuntu post, however, every time I go through the steps I end at the same result. Setting up…
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SSSD fails service discovery for AD Global Catalog despite explicitly defined URIs

I'm running into problems with SSSD and Active Directory integration. My AD is setup with a setup of 9 Domain Controllers, some of which are firewalled and inaccessible for various security reasons. Therefore, service discovery won't work with SSSD.…
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Jail errors & wont start

I've created a jail and action in an attempt to catch "DDoS attacks", however the log files show errors for this jail whenever I restart Fail2Ban. The jail & filter seem fairly straightforward, and reproduced in several blogs, but the one I've used…
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Cannot access second network interface using url

I have a vps running Ubuntu with two network interfaces. This is the ifconfig output after enabling the second network interface: ens32 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:a8:36:67 inet addr:192.168.1.20 Bcast:192.168.1.255 …
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Cant install php-zip on Ubuntu 16.04 server

I'm trying to install php7.0-zip on my server so I can make use of it in a PHP script, but I get a big error: sudo apt-get install php-zip Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following…
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