apache2ctl

Troubleshooting
1

bash: apache2ctl: command not found

How do I resolve please?

2

Should be part of apache2 package. Did you install apache2 already?

https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=apache2ctl&mode=path&suite=stable&arch=any

3

Yes worked until upgrading to bullseye

4

How can I reinstall Apache and will it remove all my web folders?

5

dietpi-software reinstall 83
It won’t remove your web servers, but you should always keep a backup! You will be reminded to take one before it starts reinstalling.

6

Did a reinstall of Apache and still the same

7

Try:

apt install --reinstall apache2
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dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ apt install --reinstall apache2
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 266 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye/main armhf apache2 armhf 2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1 [266 kB]
Fetched 266 kB in 0s (694 kB/s)
debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
(Reading database ... 94863 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../apache2_2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1_armhf.deb ...
Unpacking apache2 (2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1) over (2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1) ...
Setting up apache2 (2.4.48-3.1+deb11u1) ...
apache-htcacheclean.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ apache2ctl
-bash: apache2ctl: command not found
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$
9

Please check the following:

ls -l /usr/sbin/apache2ctl
which apache2ctl
echo $PATH
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Linux Burgess-Server 5.10.60-v7l+ #1449 SMP Wed Aug 25 15:00:44 BST 2021 armv7l

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 - CPU temp : 44'C : 111'F (Optimal temperature)
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dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ ls -l /usr/sbin/apache2ctl
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7229 Sep  1  2020 /usr/sbin/apache2ctl
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ which apache2ctl
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
dietpi@Burgess-Server:~$
11

you are going to execute the command as non-root user. Therefore path variable is missing full path to apache2ctl

Pls try sudo apache2ctl as current user or use user root

12

Ahh, that’s the mystery. Good to keep in mind that sbin directories are not in the PATH when doing interactive shell sessions with non-root users.

13

Magic! Cheers