Can't access the webinterface

Upsilon · April 16, 2019, 4:33pm

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Expected Behaviour:

Web interface should be accessible

Actual Behaviour:

I get a problem loading page error

Debug Token:

[✓] Your debug token is: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/769tbbz1jx!

jfb · April 16, 2019, 5:08pm

Lighttpd (the web server for the web admin GUI) is not running. What is the output of the following:

sudo systemctl status --full --no-pager lighttpd

Upsilon · April 16, 2019, 5:15pm

Odd it's not running, I just did a fresh format and installed PiHole with near vanilla settings just a couple of hours ago

lighttpd.service - Lighttpd Daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lighttpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-04-16 17:47:14 BST; 26min ago
  Process: 4922 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lighttpd -D -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf (code=exited, status=255)
  Process: 4912 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/lighttpd -tt -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 4922 (code=exited, status=255)

Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

jfb · April 16, 2019, 5:22pm

Are you running the Pi-Hole version installed from the DietPi installer, or the Pi-Hole installed from pi-hole.net?

Upsilon · April 17, 2019, 2:09am

I used the Github link from Pi-hole.net (and used the first option, the curl one). Is there a difference and would the diet pi version be recommended?

Mcat12 · April 17, 2019, 2:47am

What is the output of journalctl -u lighttpd

Upsilon · April 17, 2019, 2:57am

The output is

-- Logs begin at Thu 2016-11-03 17:16:43 GMT, end at Wed 2019-04-17 03:55:58 BST
. --
Apr 16 16:35:04 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 16:35:04 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi lighttpd[597]: 2019-04-16 16:35:04: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 16:35:05 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi lighttpd[619]: 2019-04-16 16:35:05: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 16:35:06 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi lighttpd[640]: 2019-04-16 16:35:06: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 16:35:07 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi lighttpd[659]: 2019-04-16 16:35:07: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi lighttpd[682]: 2019-04-16 16:35:08: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 16:35:08 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 16:35:09 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi lighttpd[970]: 2019-04-16 17:21:20: (log.c.171) opening e
rrorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:20 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi lighttpd[1050]: 2019-04-16 17:21:21: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:21 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi lighttpd[1144]: 2019-04-16 17:21:22: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi lighttpd[1215]: 2019-04-16 17:21:23: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi lighttpd[1244]: 2019-04-16 17:21:24: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:21:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:21 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:21 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi lighttpd[2014]: 2019-04-16 17:27:21: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi lighttpd[2063]: 2019-04-16 17:27:23: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:24 DietPi lighttpd[2109]: 2019-04-16 17:27:24: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi lighttpd[2179]: 2019-04-16 17:27:26: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:26 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi lighttpd[2203]: 2019-04-16 17:27:27: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:27 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi lighttpd[2282]: 2019-04-16 17:27:28: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:28 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi lighttpd[2320]: 2019-04-16 17:27:29: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:29 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi lighttpd[2346]: 2019-04-16 17:27:30: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:27:30 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:11 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:11 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi lighttpd[4520]: 2019-04-16 17:44:11: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi lighttpd[4544]: 2019-04-16 17:44:12: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi lighttpd[4565]: 2019-04-16 17:44:13: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi lighttpd[4586]: 2019-04-16 17:44:14: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi lighttpd[4608]: 2019-04-16 17:44:15: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:15 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:22 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi lighttpd[4638]: 2019-04-16 17:44:22: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi lighttpd[4661]: 2019-04-16 17:44:23: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:23 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi lighttpd[4682]: 2019-04-16 17:44:24: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:24 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi lighttpd[4704]: 2019-04-16 17:44:25: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:44:25 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi lighttpd[4724]: 2019-04-16 17:44:25: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:44:26 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:44:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:44:27 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:44:27 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:10 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:10 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi lighttpd[4834]: 2019-04-16 17:47:10: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:11 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi lighttpd[4856]: 2019-04-16 17:47:11: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopping Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:12 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi lighttpd[4900]: 2019-04-16 17:47:13: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:13 DietPi systemd[1]: Starting Lighttpd Daemon...
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi lighttpd[4922]: 2019-04-16 17:47:14: (log.c.171) opening 
errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Main process exited
, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Service hold-off time over,
 scheduling restart.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Stopped Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Start request repea
ted too quickly.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: Failed to start Lighttpd Daemon.
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Unit entered failed
 state.-
Apr 16 17:47:14 DietPi systemd[1]: lighttpd.service: Failed with result 
'exit-code'

Mcat12 · April 17, 2019, 2:59am

opening errorlog '/var/log/lighttpd/error.log' failed: No such file or directory

There's your error. Make sure that the /var/log/lighttpd directory exists and is writable by the www-data user.

jfb · April 17, 2019, 3:17am

There is a difference. The DietPi distribution is supported by DietPi, the pihole distribution is supported by Pi-Hole.

Upsilon · April 17, 2019, 3:26am

Oh okay, thanks @jfb

The directory doesn't exist. I tried to open it in nano, it just opened a blank file.

-bash: /var/log/lighttpd: No such file or directory

Do I need to create a blank file, save it and give the user permissions?

Also any idea why/how the file got deleted? It was working on install, I didnt really make many changes apart from enabling the DHCP server, chaning upstream DNS, etc through the web admin panel

Mcat12 · April 17, 2019, 3:29am

As your install is managed by DietPi, we do not know what might have caused this.

Upsilon · April 17, 2019, 3:52am

I installed through the github link though?

Using:

curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash

I just used DietPi as the base OS since I heard it was lighter, would it be better use Rasbian instead to avoid issues like these?

Mcat12 · April 17, 2019, 3:55am

Sorry, I thought you said you used DietPi for install. We don't do anything to remove that directory, so it must have been some outside process.

Upsilon · April 17, 2019, 5:36am

Ah ok, thanks for the help. I decided to just reinstall from scratch.

system · May 8, 2019, 5:47am

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