Problems starting the http server

Question

I have problems starting 9ias http server. I issue:
/u09/ora9ias/infra/opmn/bin> opmnctl startall
opmnctl: starting opmn and all managed processes...
Request partial success -- 1 of 4 processes started.
and the HTTP server does not start.
If I go to the enterprise manager, the only service started is Single Sign On.
If I try to enter to the HTTP server it gives me the following error:
An error was encountered while loading page. Failed to initialize configuration management user session.. Repository access failed Root Cause: Password could not be retrieved. Password could not be retrieved
The iasdb is already started and working.
Any clues what can be going wrong??
help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Jorge, I suspect you've already fixed this problem. But if not, I have a standard operating procedure for this. Here's the gist of it, let me know if you need more detail.
1. shutdown the opmn layer (opmnctl stopall)
2. determine if the httpd.pid file exists (it's in the Apache/logs directory on linux)
3. delete the .pid file if it's there
4. if not, or if there's still a problem, tail the error_log for info
5. try to start the httpd (dcmctl start -ct ohs)
6. still a problem? ps -auxw | grep httpd
7. kill off the process(es)
8. try again to start up with dcmctl command in step 5
I can usually get it going at this point. If not, I have to do a reboot, which has always worked. Don't forget to shutdown the emctl and webcachectl if you're rebooting.
Hopefully this helps. It took a lot of learn-as-you-go for us to get this procedure. I'm sure the pros will role their eyes! :-)