[Xorp-users] Bind failed: Could not assign requested address

[Atanu Ghosh]

Hi,

The port (179) that BGP is attempting to bind to is privileged. The
router manager needs to be run as root. It is also necessary to run as
root if you want to install any routes in the kernel.

     Atanu. 

>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Krasky <kras0021@umn.edu> writes:

    Jeff> Hi, I am trying to get Xorp running on a Linux machine that I
    Jeff> have.  When I log in as root and run ./xorp_rtrmgr I get the
    Jeff> following:

    Jeff> [ 2005/01/10 16:23:59 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +134
    Jeff> master_conf_tree.cc execute ] Changed modules: interfaces,
    Jeff> fea, rib, bgp [ 2005/01/10 16:23:59 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411
    Jeff> RTRMGR +404 module_manager.cc run ] Running module: interfaces
    Jeff> (/home/jkrasky/xorp/fea/xorp_fea) [ 2005/01/10 16:24:01 INFO
    Jeff> xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +404 module_manager.cc run ] Running
    Jeff> module: fea (/home/jkrasky/xorp/fea/xorp_fea) [ 2005/01/10
    Jeff> 16:24:07 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +404 module_manager.cc
    Jeff> run ] Running module: rib (/home/jkrasky/xorp/rib/xorp_rib) [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:09 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +404
    Jeff> module_manager.cc run ] Running module: bgp
    Jeff> (/home/jkrasky/xorp/bgp/xorp_bgp) [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR
    Jeff> xorp_bgp:3414 BGP +400 socket.cc connect_socket ] Bind failed:
    Jeff> Cannot assign requested address [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 FATAL
    Jeff> xorp_bgp:3414 BGP +67 socket.cc create_listener ] Bind failed:
    Jeff> Cannot assign requested address [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO
    Jeff> xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +550 module_manager.cc killed ] Module
    Jeff> abnormally killed: bgp [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR
    Jeff> xorp_rtrmgr:3411 XRL +628 xrl_pf_stcp.cc die ] XrlPFSTCPSender
    Jeff> died: end of file [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411
    Jeff> RTRMGR +763 task.cc execute_done ] 210 Transport failed [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +1179
    Jeff> task.cc task_fail ] Shutting down fatally wounded process
    Jeff> (bgp) [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +540
    Jeff> master_conf_tree.cc commit_pass2_done ] Commit failed: 210
    Jeff> Transport failed [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411
    Jeff> RTRMGR +146 master_conf_tree.cc config_done ] Configuration
    Jeff> failed: 210 Transport failed [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO
    Jeff> xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +1372 task.cc run_task ] No more tasks
    Jeff> to run [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +216
    Jeff> module_manager.cc terminate ] Terminating module: fea [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +216
    Jeff> module_manager.cc terminate ] Terminating module: interfaces [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +262
    Jeff> module_manager.cc terminate ] Killing module: interfaces (pid
    Jeff> = 3412) [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR
    Jeff> +216 module_manager.cc terminate ] Terminating module: rib [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +262
    Jeff> module_manager.cc terminate ] Killing module: rib (pid = 3413)
    Jeff> [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +546
    Jeff> module_manager.cc killed ] Module killed during shutdown:
    Jeff> interfaces [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411 XRL
    Jeff> +628 xrl_pf_stcp.cc die ] XrlPFSTCPSender died: end of file [
    Jeff> 2005/01/10 16:24:11 INFO xorp_rtrmgr:3411 RTRMGR +546
    Jeff> module_manager.cc killed ] Module killed during shutdown: rib
    Jeff> [ 2005/01/10 16:24:11 ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:3411 XRL +628
    Jeff> xrl_pf_stcp.cc die ] XrlPFSTCPSender died: end of file

    Jeff> Here is my config.boot file:

    Jeff> interfaces { interface eth0 { description: "data interface"
    Jeff> vif eth0 { address 172.16.1.150 { prefix-length: 32 broadcast:
    Jeff> 172.16.1.150 } } } }

    Jeff> fea { enable-unicast-forwarding4: true /*
    Jeff> enable-unicast-forwarding6: true */ }

    Jeff> protocols { bgp { bgp-id: 172.16.1.150 local-as: 33333

    Jeff> 	peer 172.16.1.152 { local-ip: 172.16.1.152 as: 33334
    Jeff> next-hop: 172.16.1.152

    Jeff> 	    local-port: 179 peer-port: 179

    Jeff> 	    /* holdtime: 120 */ /* enabled: true */

    Jeff> 	    /* Optionally enable other AFI/SAFI combinations */
    Jeff> /* enable-ipv4-multicast */

    Jeff> 	    /* enable-ipv6-unicast */ /* enable-ipv6-multicast
    Jeff> */ }

    Jeff> 	/* Originate IPv4 Routes */ /* network4 10.10.10.0/24 {
    Jeff> next-hop: 10.10.10.10 unicast: true multicast: true } */

    Jeff> 	/* Originate IPv6 Routes */ /* network6 10:10:10:10::/64
    Jeff> { next-hop: 10:10:10:10:10:10:10:10 unicast: true multicast:
    Jeff> true } */ } }

    Jeff> If someone could give me a hint to point me in the right
    Jeff> direction as to what might be wrong with bind() I would be
    Jeff> grateful.

    Jeff> Thanks,



    Jeff> Jeff

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