Recently apache2 fails to start at boot, but can be started OK manually

[Karl Auer]

On Wed, 2021-10-27 at 10:53 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2021 at 10:36, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> >     Jan  1 00:02:28 2820n.zbmc.eu 2820n: [Web]WebUI login success
> > from IP 192.168.1.3 [Admin]
> >     Oct 26 13:42:11 esprimo apachectl[853]: (99)Cannot assign
> > requested address: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address
> > 192.168.1.3:80
> >     Oct 26 13:42:14 esprimo avahi-daemon[724]: Registering new
> > address record for 192.168.1.3 on enp0s25.IPv4.
> > 
> No it hasn't.  The error is at 13:42:11 and the network is not up
> till 13:42:14.

Indeed. But that "login success" is a bit strange. If the address is
not yet set up, how was an outbound connection from it possible? Unless
that log entry is about a connection from a different system that has
the same address (straw-clutching mode ON).

Also odd that this started happening when "nothing changed". Suggests
that something is now happening faster or slower than before, pushing
Apache2 off the twig.

I'd have though the Apache2 service would require the network layer to
be ready before it was run. Chris, Does your apache2.service file
contain "After=network.target"?

Regards, K.

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