[lug] bind: address already in use.

[rm at mamma.varadinet.de]

On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 02:07:48PM -0700, John Starkey wrote:
> I'm setting up an imap server and haven't done so in over a year. I keep
> getting:
> 
> inetd[pid] imap/tcp: bind: address already in use
> 
> Normally the address already in use errors are because there's already a
> process running, atleast with some other apps I use. Is this telling me
> it's trying to start another bind process? Why would IMAP need do that?
> It's happening every ten minutes.


Nope, not really. 'bind' is the system call that causes the error
(first one creates a socket and the the socket get bound to the
address:port). This looks to me as if inetd wants open up a 
socket on the imap/tcp port and fails. Do you run your imap
as a standalone server and have it in /etc/inetd.conf as well?


 Ralf


> Anyone know where I can look to figure this one out?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> 
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