# Error log while appache is starting

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-log-while-appache-is-starting/180043>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [December 10, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-log-while-appache-is-starting/180043 "2009-12-10T06:34:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![periyasamy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@periyasamy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/periyasamy)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-log-while-appache-is-starting/180043/1 "2009-12-10T06:34:41Z")

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Hi,

When i start the appache on centOS 5, i am getting the error  
log(/var/log/httpd/error\_log) as below,

[error] \*\*\* Passenger could not be initialized because of this error:  
Cannot create FIFO file /tmp/passenger.6865/.guard: Permission denied  
(13).  
What is this?. How can i solve this issue?.

Thanks,  
Periyasamy

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**Author:** ![periyasamy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@periyasamy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/periyasamy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-log-while-appache-is-starting/180043/2 "2010-01-19T21:22:06Z")

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its look like permission issue.  
chmod -R 777 /tmp/\*  
also i would like to know the your env. so that i can help you better.

Periyasamy R. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> When i start the appache on centOS 5, i am getting the error  
> log(/var/log/httpd/error\_log) as below,
> 
> [error] \*\*\* Passenger could not be initialized because of this error:  
> Cannot create FIFO file /tmp/passenger.6865/.guard: Permission denied  
> (13).  
> What is this?. How can i solve this issue?.
> 
> Thanks,  
> Periyasamy