java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address in Tomcat

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Tomcat fails to start as the requested address cannot be assigned for a connector port:
        org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.handleSubClassException Failed to initialize component [Connector[AJP/1.3-8009]]
        java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address
  • Or for a server shutdown port:
SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await Failed to create server shutdown socket on address [localhost] and port [8005] (base port [8005] and offset [0])
        java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address
                at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method)
                at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:555)
                at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:544)
                at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.bind(NioSocketImpl.java:648)
                at java.base/java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:388)
                at java.base/java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:274)
                at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(StandardServer.java:576)
                at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.await(Catalina.java:887)
                at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:833)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569)
                at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:347)
                at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:478)

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS)
    • Tomcat

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