Unable to start Confluence due to java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address
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Problem
Unable to start/shutdown Confluence. The following appears in the
atlassian-confluence.log:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Dec 20, 2011 12:25:27 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer await SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[5060]: java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.bind(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:353) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:336) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(StandardServer.java:406) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.await(Catalina.java:676) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:628) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Pinging localhost with the terminal or command prompt results in dropped packets (unable to ping localhost)
1ping localhost
Cause
This is normally caused by the fact that the OS is unable to resolve localhost , which is required to shutdown and startup Confluence, due to a missing entry in your OS' hosts file.
Resolution
For Windows:
Navigate to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc, and edit thehostsfile.Make sure that this line is uncommented (else, add the line to the bottom of the file):
1127.0.0.1 localhost
For Linux:
Edit
/etc/hostsMake sure that this line is uncommented (else, add the line to the top of the file):
1127.0.0.1 localhost
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