Re: Cups can't start with error 98

From: CW Harris (charris_at_rtcmarketing.com)
Date: 07/27/04

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    I don't see any answers so I'll try (not really good with CUPS though):

    On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 05:52:29PM +1000, Tim Connors wrote:
    > I haven't used cups in a while, and tried to today. It fails at
    > startup, with error code 98:
    > E [24/Jul/2004:17:39:06 +1000] StartListening: Unable to bind socket for address c0a80102:631 - Address already in use.
    >
    > c0a80102==192.168.1.2==the box I am trying to start cups from
    >
    > That was fair enough the first time, because somehow lpr was installed
    > at the same time, so I stop and removed it. The error stays, and I
    > have done a netstat -au, and found nothing is bound to port 631. lsof

    What about tcp (netstat -at)?

    > agrees with me. There is no lp* or cups* processes running.
    >
    > I googled, and found that someone found a problem with nfs taking the
    > port randomly, so I stopped the nfs processes.

    A quick look and I don't see a similar bug (1 unreproducible from a year
    ago is all). Any more info if you set LogLevel to "debug" in
    /etc/cups/cupsd.conf?

    >
    > I waited 5 minutes, because I rememeber something about the kernel
    > sometimes keeping ports open for a little while despite the exit of
    > the owner process.
    >
    > I partially upgraded sid - so now cups* and libcupsys are up to date.

    Sorry, I don't have any current experience with sid.

    >
    > I really can't work out why I keep getting this message.
    >
    > And ideas?
    >
    > --
    > TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
    > My cats are forbidden from walking on my computer keyboard on the desk
    > when I'm asdfjjhhkl;ljfd.;oier' puyykmm4hbdm9lo9j USING IT.
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Just like a cat. :->

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