Repetier Server on raspberry failed to start

bellocla

Yesterday i've shutdown the server...today it doesn't start.
I've tried to restart manually but here is the systemctl status log:
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RepetierServer.service - Repetier-Server 3D Printer Server

Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/RepetierServer.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-01-18 21:25:45 GMT; 8s ago

Process: 1733 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/Repetier-Server (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Process: 1735 ExecStartPre=/bin/chown -R repetierserver /var/lib/Repetier-Server (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Process: 1739 ExecStart=/usr/local/Repetier-Server/bin/RepetierServer -c /usr/local/Repetier-Server/etc/RepetierServer.xml --daemon (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)

CPU: 31ms

Jan 18 21:25:45 3Dprinter systemd[1]: RepetierServer.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.

Jan 18 21:25:45 3Dprinter systemd[1]: Stopped Repetier-Server 3D Printer Server.

Jan 18 21:25:45 3Dprinter systemd[1]: RepetierServer.service: Start request repeated too quickly.

Jan 18 21:25:45 3Dprinter systemd[1]: RepetierServer.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Jan 18 21:25:45 3Dprinter systemd[1]: Failed to start Repetier-Server 3D Printer Server.

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Thank you for the help....

Repetier

That does only show that it was killed after 8s. Better would be output of manual start in ssh terminal:

export LC_ALL=C

sudo -u repetierserver /usr/local/Repetier-Server/bin/RepetierServer -c /usr/local/Repetier-Server/etc/RepetierServer.xml

Also what version and printer firmware are you using?

bellocla

I've tried these commands but doesn't create the xml file....this evening I'll retry.

Repetier

/usr/local/Repetier-Server/etc/RepetierServer.xml ist part of the installation and always exists! But sometimes a file is corrupt and crashes server when it tries to read it. That is something I'm guessing here.

bellocla

Now i'm trying the above command but nothing happen....in
pi@3Dprinter:/usr/local/Repetier-Server/etc
there isn't files...

bellocla

May you tell me where i can find, if exist, a config file with my printer personal settings?...so i can save it, reinstall raspberry image and past the configuration....thank you

Repetier

ls -l /usr/local/Repetier-Server/etc

total 4

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1199 Jan 6 07:36 RepetierServer.xml

If that is empty as you say, you just need to reinstall server. On revent images you just use this command:
installLatestServer

Your settings will be kept with the update. Settinsg are all in /var/lib/Repetier-Server while in /usr/local/Repetier-Server our software files reside.

But since files do noormally not disappear that is strange. Except maybe when pi had issues during update. In any other case I'd make a backup of settings folder and make a fresh image. You never know what is wrong when files start to disappear and new image is often best solution.

bellocla

Hmmm....output when i try to use your command "installLatestServer Le" <span>:smile:</span>

: error processing archive RepetierServerLatest.deb (--install):

unable to make backup link of './usr/local/Repetier-Server/bin/createFirmware' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Install Repetier-Server

Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/RepetierServer.service → /lib/systemd/system/RepetierServer.service.

Job for RepetierServer.service failed because the control process exited with error code.

See "systemctl status RepetierServer.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

Errors were encountered while processing:

RepetierServerLatest.deb

bellocla

I will reinstall the raspberry image. I can't go to the register menu to deactivate the license on this install...the new one on the same machine, will it decrease the available licenses?

Repetier

Yes, looks like something is in bad state. Probaby the same that went wrong with update.

If you copy /var/lib/Repetier-Server folder back license is activated again. Just wtach out that server is not running when copying them back and you have no permission evenually as you work as user pi. When server is stoppen you can change owner for copy. On restart server will change it back to repetierserver.
sudo service RepetierServer stop
sudo chown -R pi /var/lib/Repetier-Server

Now copy to/from folder with scp software like winscp or any other tool you like.

bellocla

...sorry...solved...sorry again