# Connection refused qmgr: cannot connect to server **URL:** \ **Category:** Users/Site Administrators\ **Created:** [December 20, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734 "2023-12-20T20:05:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bruno\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@bruno\_b](https://community.openpbs.org/u/bruno_b)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/1 "2023-12-20T20:05:38Z")
Hello all, I’m installing openPBS on Rocky Linux 9.2 and I have an issue with the pbs\_server not running. /etc/init.d/pbs status ```auto pbs_server is not running pbs_sched is pid 8165 pbs_comm is 8150 ``` This is my /etc/pbs.conf: ```auto PBS_EXEC=/opt/pbs PBS_SERVER=headnode PBS_START_SERVER=1 PBS_START_SCHED=1 PBS_START_COMM=1 PBS_START_MOM=0 PBS_HOME=/var/spool/pbs PBS_CORE_LIMIT=unlimited PBS_SCP=/bin/scp PBS_LEAF_NAME=headnode ``` I get the following logs when restarting the pbs process. ```auto 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Log;Log opened 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;pbs_version=22.05.11 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;pbs_build=mach=N/A:security=N/A:configure_args=N/A 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;hostname=headnode;pbs_leaf_name=headnode.foocluster.com;pbs_mom_node_name=N/A 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;ipv4 interface lo: localhost4.localdomain4 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;ipv4 interface eno1: headnode.local 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;ipv4 interface eno2: headnode.foocluster.com 12/20/2023 16:30:54;0006;Server@headnode;Fil;Server@headnode;Version 22.05.11, started, initialization type = 1 12/20/2023 16:30:55;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;pbs_status_db exit code 1 12/20/2023 16:30:55;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;Starting PBS dataservice 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;connected to PBS dataservice@headnode.foocluster.com 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0d80;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);TPP authentication method = resvport 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0c06;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);TPP leaf node names = headnode.foocluster.com:15001 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0d80;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);Initializing TPP transport Layer 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0d80;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);Max files allowed = 1024 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0c06;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);Max files too low - you may want to increase it. 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0d80;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);TPP initialization done 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0d80;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Main Thread);Connecting to pbs_comm headnode:17001 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0c06;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Thread 0);Thread ready 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0c06;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Thread 0);Registering address 192.168.200.203:15001 to pbs_comm headnode:17001 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0c06;Server@headnode;TPP;Server@headnode(Thread 0);Connected to pbs_comm headnode:17001 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0002;Server@headnode;n/a;setup_env;read environment from /var/spool/pbs/pbs_environment 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0000;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;Supported authentication method: resvport 12/20/2023 16:30:59;0002;Server@headnode;Svr;Server@headnode;Stopping PBS dataservice ``` I have firewalld disabled, and seslinux disabled. When running `qmgr` I get ```auto [sms] qmgr Connection refused qmgr: cannot connect to server ``` Let me know if I can provide more information to help identify this issue. ---
**Author:** ![barns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@barns](https://community.openpbs.org/u/barns)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/2 "2023-12-21T19:43:43Z")
Had something similar in Ubuntu recently, try all these again as root ---
**Author:** ![bruno\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@bruno\_b](https://community.openpbs.org/u/bruno_b)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/3 "2023-12-21T20:16:22Z")
Same result as root. ---
**Author:** ![barns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@barns](https://community.openpbs.org/u/barns)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/4 "2023-12-22T20:05:33Z")
How about errors at the end of the install? Postgresql server is installed and running? ---
**Author:** ![bruno\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@bruno\_b](https://community.openpbs.org/u/bruno_b)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/5 "2023-12-26T14:12:25Z")
Hi barns, thanks for your reply. Postresql service was missing the directory /var/lib/pgsql/data. Solved that running `service postgresql initdb` and after restarting the service I now get: ```auto [root@sms]# /etc/init.d/pbs status pbs_server is pid 33215 pbs_sched is pid 33041 pbs_comm is 33026 ``` ```auto [root@sms]# systemctl status pbs ● pbs.service - Portable Batch System Loaded: loaded (/opt/pbs/libexec/pbs_init.d; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-12-26 11:04:07 -03; 1s ago Docs: man:pbs(8) Process: 33661 ExecStart=/opt/pbs/libexec/pbs_init.d start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 11 Memory: 12.5M CPU: 580ms CGroup: /system.slice/pbs.service ├─33708 /opt/pbs/sbin/pbs_comm ├─33723 /opt/pbs/sbin/pbs_sched ├─33791 /opt/pbs/sbin/pbs_ds_monitor monitor └─33895 /opt/pbs/sbin/pbs_server.bin Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode pbs_init.d[33895]: Connecting to PBS dataservice...connected to PBS dataservice@headnode Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode pbs_init.d[33735]: Connecting to PBS dataservice...connected to PBS dataservice@headnode Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode pbs_init.d[33661]: PBS server Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode systemd[1]: Started Portable Batch System. Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode su[33898]: (to postgres) root on none Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode su[33898]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session opened for user postgres(uid=26) by (uid=0) Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode su[33898]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session closed for user postgres Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode su[33938]: (to postgres) root on none Dec 26 11:04:07 headnode su[33938]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session opened for user postgres(uid=26) by (uid=0) Dec 26 11:04:08 headnode su[33938]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session closed for user postgres ``` But still I cant run qmgr. ```auto [root@sms]# qmgr Connection refused ``` ---
**Author:** ![alexis.cousein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/alexis.cousein/32/265_2.png) [@alexis.cousein](https://community.openpbs.org/u/alexis.cousein)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/6 "2024-01-04T00:00:41Z")
My guess is pbs\_iff is not setuid root. In any case, the new server logs should be different and hold cues. ---
**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/connection-refused-qmgr-cannot-connect-to-server/3734/7 "2024-01-08T10:51:58Z")
As suggested by @alexis.cousein , @bruno_b please try the below ```auto source /etc/pbs.conf cd $PBS_EXEC/sbin chmod 4755 pbs_iff chmod 4755 pbs_rcp ``` and then try again.