Address already in use error in Apache HTTPD

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The following errors showed up when trying to start htppd :

    (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80 
    (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 
    
    (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:443
    (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:443
    
    no listening sockets available, shutting down
    Unable to open logs
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Software Collections (RHSCL)
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services (JBCS)
  • Apache Web Server (HTTPD)

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