Apache2 not starting anymore

Apache does not start anymore, i did an upgrade of alle pakages, but i'm not sure if this is causing the problem.

When i try to start apache manually or automatically after reboot, nothing happens. No error,

* Starting web server apache2 [ OK ]

There's no error message in error.log, neither in syslog...

I checked if there was an proces with

ps ax | grep -i apache

Nothing.

I'm running Ubuntu Hardy

 

Run apache in debug mode, post the output

Code:

/usr/sbin/apache2 -X

 

Code:

# /usr/sbin/apache2 -X
apache2: bad user name ${APACHE_RUN_USER}

Code:

in the output of strace /usr/sbin/apache2 -X

i also see these lines:
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
..cut..
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
..cut..
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
..cut..

 

What's the output of

Code:

apache2 -t

?

 

#apache2ctl configtest
Syntax OK

# apache2ctl restart
httpd not running, trying to start

# ps aux | grep -i apache
root 8353 0.0 0.0 5164 916 pts/0 S+ 16:58 0:00 grep -i apache

#apache2ctl status

#apache2ctl restart
httpd not running, trying to start


#apache2ctl status

Looking up localhost
Making HTTP connection to localhost
Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.

lynx: Can't access startfile http://localhost/server-status

 

I've reinstalled apache after purging everything and it seems it's working again...