[Xorp-users] Problem with xorp_rtrmgr

[Bruce M. Simpson]

Victor Faion wrote:
> I downloaded XORP 1.5 and compiled from source on a 64 bit machine, 
> but I am having trouble getting the router manager to start:
>
> ./xorp_rtrmgr -b ../static.boot
> [ 2008/11/27 20:44:19  ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:16440 LIBCOMM +312 
> comm_sock.c comm_sock_bind4 ] Error binding socket (family = 2, 
> my_addr = 127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1/>, my_port = 19999): Address 
> already in use
> [ 2008/11/27 20:44:19  ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:16440 RTRMGR +260 
> main_rtrmgr.cc run ] Address already in use: a finder may already be 
> running.
>
> I am in the xorp group and I'm running this as root. I also ran the 
> tests after installing and it didn't fail any tests. I haven't changed 
> any configuration files, only set some IP addresses in static.boot. 
> Has anyone ever gotten this error?
>

The Router Manager wasn't able to open its Finder socket because the 
addresswas already in use.

Do you have any processes listening to port 19999? Use a tool such as 
netstat to verify that this is the case. If you do find a socket bound 
in LISTEN state, use a tool such as lsof to discover exactly which 
process it is.

thanks
BMS