Cannot log into webadmin, but ssh works

rugby

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This is strange. I cannot log into my PVE 1.4 setup via web admin. I put the username and password into the fields and it just sits there until I get a username/password error message. I know my login works as I can log in with SSH.
 
When I try and log in the URL in the browser is:

https://IP Address/nrd/LOGIN

And then it kicks me out.

pm01:/etc/init.d# pveversion
pve-manager/1.4/4390
pm01:/etc/init.d# uname -r
2.6.24-8-pve
 
I've tried that. I've restarted Apache2 as well which did nothing.

I even tried restarting the server from the CLI and that did nothing as well. It didn't even reboot the server! I tried shutdown -r now and reboot and the CLI *said* it was rebooting the server, but didn't actually do it.
 
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I've tried that. I've restarted Apache2 as well which did nothing.

what characters do you use in your password? does a "simple" one works?
 
I tried 2 numbers followed by 5 letters and it doesn't work. I changed it via the CLI and still nothing.
 
I finally got the server to reboot and now I can login just fine. It only took about 12 tries to get it actually restart. Made me nervous as it's in a datacenter an hour away from me.
 
Any hint in /var/log/syslog or /var/log/apache2/error.log

Here's when I tried to reboot it and nothing happened:

Nov 19 21:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25452]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 19 21:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25454]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 19 21:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25456]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 21:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25516]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 19 21:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25518]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 19 21:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25573]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 19 21:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25575]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 19 21:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25577]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 21:31:45 pm01 shutdown[25618]: shutting down for system reboot
Nov 19 21:31:45 pm01 init: Switching to runlevel: 6
Nov 19 21:31:48 pm01 rpc.statd[4074]: Caught signal 15, un-registering and exiting.
Nov 19 21:31:48 pm01 postfix/master[4556]: terminating on signal 15
Nov 19 21:31:58 pm01 shutdown[25890]: shutting down for system reboot
Nov 19 21:32:01 pm01 /usr/sbin/cron[5338]: (*system*vz) RELOAD (/etc/cron.d/vz)
Nov 19 21:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25957]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 21:41:12 pm01 proxwww[26006]: Starting new child 26006
Nov 19 21:41:12 pm01 proxwww[26008]: Starting new child 26008
Nov 19 21:43:22 pm01 proxwww[26006]: login failure: 500 read timeout
Nov 19 21:47:38 pm01 proxwww[26062]: Starting new child 26062
Nov 19 21:49:41 pm01 proxwww[26006]: login failure: 500 read timeout
Nov 19 21:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26083]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26167]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:10:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26238]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:17:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26301]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 19 22:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26322]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26395]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26482]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 22:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26578]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 23:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26663]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 23:10:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26748]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 19 23:17:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[26809]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
 
Woke up this morning, same issue. Cannot log into webadmin, but SSH works.

I get this:

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, root and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

[6408]ERR: 24: Error in Perl code: 500 read timeout

Apache Embperl 2.2.0 [Sun Nov 22 08:57:21 2009]
 
pm01:~# tail -100 /var/log/syslog
Nov 22 07:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2039]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2041]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2073]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2075]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2077]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 07:35:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2114]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:35:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2115]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2146]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2148]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2150]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 07:45:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2185]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:45:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2187]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2231]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 07:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2232]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2233]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 07:55:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2267]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 07:55:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2270]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2302]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2304]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2306]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:05:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2342]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:05:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2344]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:07:02 pm01 pvedaemon[2372]: starting vnc proxy UPID:2372-18319991:1258895222:vncproxy:0:105:root:5900:d+hHcrObmJ3nmgnU11hHOBzGpNM
Nov 22 08:07:02 pm01 pvedaemon[2372]: CMD: /bin/nc -l -p 5900 -w 30 -c /usr/sbin/qm vncproxy 105 d+hHcrObmJ3nmgnU11hHOBzGpNM 2>/dev/null
Nov 22 08:08:36 pm01 pvedaemon[5658]: worker 12822 finished
Nov 22 08:08:36 pm01 pvedaemon[5658]: starting 1 worker(s)
Nov 22 08:08:36 pm01 pvedaemon[5658]: worker 2381 started
Nov 22 08:10:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2391]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:10:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2392]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:10:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2394]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:10:47 pm01 proxwww[1547]: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:11:47 pm01 kernel: nfs: server 10.7.40.10 not responding, still trying
Nov 22 08:12:31 pm01 proxwww[2428]: Starting new child 2428
Nov 22 08:12:52 pm01 proxwww[2429]: Starting new child 2429
Nov 22 08:15:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2434]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:15:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2436]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:15:29 pm01 proxwww[2429]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:15:29 pm01 pvedaemon[2461]: starting vnc proxy UPID:2461-18370683:1258895729:vncproxy:0:105:root:5900:e2Ir128k0L/wX20X2M2WwhsFAoo
Nov 22 08:15:29 pm01 pvedaemon[2461]: CMD: /bin/nc -l -p 5900 -w 30 -c /usr/sbin/qm vncproxy 105 e2Ir128k0L/wX20X2M2WwhsFAoo 2>/dev/null
Nov 22 08:17:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2467]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 22 08:17:40 pm01 proxwww[2470]: Starting new child 2470
Nov 22 08:17:45 pm01 proxwww[2471]: Starting new child 2471
Nov 22 08:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2478]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2480]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:20:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2479]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 proxwww[2471]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 pvedaemon[2509]: starting vnc proxy UPID:2509-18401467:1258896037:vncproxy:0:105:root:5900:xigvsevEapqhONmVlAxg6bPr9os
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 pvedaemon[2509]: CMD: /bin/nc -l -p 5900 -w 30 -c /usr/sbin/qm vncproxy 105 xigvsevEapqhONmVlAxg6bPr9os 2>/dev/null
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 proxwww[2470]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 pvedaemon[2512]: starting vnc proxy UPID:2512-18401502:1258896037:vncproxy:0:105:root:5900:Eeloo/ZHr2Ocl0Tfk9gylg+2B2E
Nov 22 08:20:37 pm01 pvedaemon[2512]: CMD: /bin/nc -l -p 5900 -w 30 -c /usr/sbin/qm vncproxy 105 Eeloo/ZHr2Ocl0Tfk9gylg+2B2E 2>/dev/null
Nov 22 08:22:44 pm01 proxwww[2517]: Starting new child 2517
Nov 22 08:22:59 pm01 proxwww[2519]: Starting new child 2519
Nov 22 08:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2525]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:25:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2526]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:25:26 pm01 proxwww[2519]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:25:26 pm01 pvedaemon[2551]: starting vnc proxy UPID:2551-18430394:1258896326:vncproxy:0:105:root:5900:HiNbJFQuvagOE2nanEBaoutdQCU
Nov 22 08:25:26 pm01 pvedaemon[2551]: CMD: /bin/nc -l -p 5900 -w 30 -c /usr/sbin/qm vncproxy 105 HiNbJFQuvagOE2nanEBaoutdQCU 2>/dev/null
Nov 22 08:27:50 pm01 proxwww[2557]: Starting new child 2557
Nov 22 08:27:55 pm01 proxwww[2559]: Starting new child 2559
Nov 22 08:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2569]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2570]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:30:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2571]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:33:04 pm01 proxwww[2606]: Starting new child 2606
Nov 22 08:33:19 pm01 proxwww[2608]: Starting new child 2608
Nov 22 08:35:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2620]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:35:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2622]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:38:18 pm01 proxwww[2666]: Starting new child 2666
Nov 22 08:38:23 pm01 proxwww[2668]: Starting new child 2668
Nov 22 08:39:24 pm01 proxwww[2666]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:39:38 pm01 proxwww[2668]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:39:38 pm01 proxwww[2674]: Starting new child 2674
Nov 22 08:39:51 pm01 proxwww[2674]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:39:51 pm01 proxwww[2675]: Starting new child 2675
Nov 22 08:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2677]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2679]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:40:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2681]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:41:38 pm01 proxwww[2668]: update ticket failed: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:41:51 pm01 proxwww[2674]: update ticket failed: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:42:56 pm01 proxwww[2666]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:42:56 pm01 proxwww[2730]: Starting new child 2730
Nov 22 08:43:51 pm01 proxwww[2675]: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:44:56 pm01 proxwww[2666]: update ticket failed: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:45:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2736]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:45:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2738]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:45:56 pm01 proxwww[2668]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:47:56 pm01 proxwww[2668]: update ticket failed: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:49:57 pm01 proxwww[2666]: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2784]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2787]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:50:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2788]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
Nov 22 08:53:21 pm01 proxwww[2675]: update ticket
Nov 22 08:55:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2824]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 08:55:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2827]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 08:55:21 pm01 proxwww[2675]: update ticket failed: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 08:56:18 pm01 proxwww[2853]: Starting new child 2853
Nov 22 08:58:24 pm01 proxwww[2853]: login failure: 500 read timeout
Nov 22 09:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2860]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)
Nov 22 09:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2862]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsnetclean)
Nov 22 09:00:01 pm01 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2864]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
 
Maybe a problem with NFS?

Code:
Nov 22 08:11:47 pm01 kernel: nfs: server 10.7.40.10 not responding, still trying
 
OKay, I will work on that today. The NFS server is having major problems, I would like to delete all records of it from the PVE.

I wonder if that could be causing the squirrelliness with connectivity to my CentOS VM's as well.