CUPS is unable to start and fails with exit code 98
Issue
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CUPS will not start, specifying exit code 98
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The following or similar is present in the cups error log:
E [24/Dec/2013:11:28:52 -0500] StartListening: Unable to bind socket for address 7f000001:631 - Address already in use.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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