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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Boyle Owen <Ow...@swx.com> on 2005/06/03 09:06:56 UTC

RE: [users@httpd] "cannot assign requested address" error onboot, but not onmanual start...?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Granvin [mailto:Robert.Granvin@metrostate.edu]
> Sent: Donnerstag, 2. Juni 2005 20:15
> To: users@httpd.apache.org; Boyle Owen
> Subject: RE: [users@httpd] "cannot assign requested address" error
> onboot, but not onmanual start...?
> 
> 
> Basically, this is exactly where it is started.  In fact, 
> it's the last item started in runlevel 3.
> 
> Other network services (examples: tomcat) are started prior 
> and available (and we've also gone the route of shutting down 
> everything that might conflict at boot time, with no change).
> 
> If we run the steps manually once the server is up, it all 
> works fine, of course.  So it's only Apache failing to start 
> at that point.  It's odd.

Try binding apache to a different port eg, Listen 8080 (although, I notice you *don't* get a "port already in use" message). Also look in /var/adm/messages and var/log/syslog to see if there's anything helpful.

Rgds,
Owen Boyle
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> >>> Owen.Boyle@swx.com 06/02/05 10:47 AM >>>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Granvin [mailto:Robert.Granvin@metrostate.edu] 
> > Sent: Donnerstag, 2. Juni 2005 17:43
> > To: users@httpd.apache.org 
> > Subject: [users@httpd] "cannot assign requested address" 
> > error on boot,
> > but not onmanual start...?
> > 
> > 
> > I'm hoping for some insight and suggestions on this one...
> > 
> > Our apache /etc/init.d (very straightforward, by the way) 
> > works when you execute it by hand, but does not function 
> > correctly during a system boot.
> 
> When do you start it? Apache should start at least in run 
> level 3 and pretty late on (eg S90apache). It might be you 
> are starting it before TCP/IP.
> 
> Rgds,
> Owen Boyle
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> 
> > 
> > During boot, we receive the following errors (only the IP 
> > address has been changed in the example)
> > 
> >    apache: starting
> >    (99)Cannot assign requested address: make_sock: could not 
> > bind to address 12.34.56.78:80
> >    no listening sockets available, shutting down
> >    Unable to open logs
> >    Done!
> > 
> > 
> > ALL other services (Coldfusion, tomcat, etc.) start up 
> > successfully during boot, which all reside in the same disk 
> > tree as well.
> > 
> > When the startup script is run immediately after boot, it 
> works great:
> > 
> >    apache: starting
> >    Done!
> > 
> > 
> > Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for us?  Having to 
> > manually restart after a reboot is really kindof a pain.  :-)
> > 
> > 
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