JBoss unable to start with "BindException: Cannot assign requested address" error
Issue
- JBoss is unable to start with the message
java.lang.Exception: Port NNNN already in use.
...Caused by: java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address: JVM_Bind
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:365)
at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185)
...
Environment
- JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
- 5.x
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