ircd-hybrid not starting

[dpalme]

I used the ports collection to install the IRCD-Hybrid port, everything went fine with the make and make install, but when I attempt to start it with
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/ircd-hybrid start I get the following message and that's it, it never actually starts and I can't seem to find any log files that are related either:

Starting ircd_hybrid.
ircd: version hybrid-8.1.3
ircd: pid 4669
ircd: running in background mode from /usr/local

Suggestions or ideas?

 

[SirDice]

The messages appear to show it's being started. Are you sure it's not running? I don't use ircd-hybrid myself but is there a way to start it in the foreground? That might provide some clues why it's not starting properly. The most likely cause is a missing or incorrect configuration file.

 

[dpalme]

I thought the same thing, but immediately after starting it, I check its PID and the PID file is empty.