Apache2 error message won't restart

slvfx · 12-13-2009, 11:46 AM

I restarted my apache2 server and it failed. Websites won't come up

13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

volga629 · 12-13-2009, 11:55 AM

Hi
try:
netstat -ant |grep LISTEN and see who hold the port :80 and after that find httpd folder or apache2 usually it is located in
/etc/httpd/conf and open httpd.conf with any text editor and find string listen :80 and change it to IP you need .
Adn restart /etc/init.d/httpd restart.

EricTRA · 12-13-2009, 12:01 PM

Hi,

The netstat is a good starting point to find out if something is using port 80. But judging from the icon below the OP's username he's using a Debian based distro (Ubuntu). Hence the configuration files are different:

Global configuration = /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Listen directives = /etc/apache2/ports.conf

(if I'm not mistaking).

Restarting should be on Debian based:

Code:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Kind regards,

Eric

slvfx · 12-14-2009, 06:50 AM

Websites came up but I am getting the same error messages.

bob@bob-desktop:~$ netstat -ant |grep LISTEN
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 ::1:631 :::* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN

kirukan · 12-14-2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

tcp6 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN

it seems there is another apache running

is there two apache?

volga629 · 12-14-2009, 04:29 PM

yes, This is another module of apache2 you can find in /etc directory and file by listen.conf there you can bind to another IP. and restart apache again should be ok.