Rsyslog reports "Error while binding tcp socket: Address already in use" despite successful log reception.

Issue

• The rsyslog service logs an error during startup or configuration reload, even though TCP log reception is functioning correctly. When checking logs via journalctl -u rsyslog, the following entries are visible:

  # journalctl -u rsyslog 
  Aug 03 11:45:48 localhost.localdomain rsyslogd[3609]: module 'imtcp' already in this config, cannot be added  
  [v8.2102.0-15.el8 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2221 ]
  Aug 03 11:45:48 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started System Logging Service.
  Aug 03 11:45:48 localhost.localdomain rsyslogd[3609]: Error while binding tcp socket: Address already in use 
  [v8.2102.0-15.el8]
  Aug 03 11:45:48 localhost.localdomain rsyslogd[3609]: Error while binding tcp socket: Address already in use 
  [v8.2102.0-15.el8]
  Aug 03 11:45:48 localhost.localdomain rsyslogd[3609]: Could not create tcp listener, ignoring port 514 bind- 
  address (null). [v8.2102.0-15.e>