Why does the error "(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80" comes up when trying to start httpd?
Issue
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The following errors showed up when trying to start htppd :
Starting httpd: (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 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
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