RabbitMQ does not start
Follow these steps to determine why the RabbitMQ service does not start.
- Verify RabbitMQ is NOT already running by typingsm_service show.
- Verify theErlangprocess is NOT running by typingps -ef | grep erl.
- If the Erlang process is running, stop it before restarting RabbitMQ.The Erlang process may be running from a prior installation, or was started outside thesm_servicemechanism.
- Verify theqpiddprocess is NOT running by typingps -ef | grep qpidd.
- If theqpiddprocess is running, stop it before restarting the RabbitMQ service.Theqpiddprocess runs on some Linux distributions and can conflict with RabbitMQ by using the same port.
- Check that no other RabbitMQ installation exists by typingps -ef | grep rabbit.