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I have installed INN as per the FAQ's and all the readme's BUT the
above message is given via the syslog file everytime I try and
start it.
ie
/usr/lib/news/etc/rc.news
# prompt back
tail -f /usr/adm/syslog

innstart: inndstart can't bind address alread in use.

what does this mean, comments please to

: I have installed INN as per the FAQ's and all the readme's BUT the
: above message is given via the syslog file everytime I try and
: start it.
: ie
: /usr/lib/news/etc/rc.news
: # prompt back
: tail -f /usr/adm/syslog

: innstart: inndstart can't bind address alread in use.

: what does this mean, comments please to

This probably means that you're already running another NNTP-server...
INN has it's own built-in NNTP-server and wants port 119 to be free
when started...

     Oliver
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: : /usr/lib/news/etc/rc.news
: : # prompt back
: : tail -f /usr/adm/syslog

: : innstart: inndstart can't bind address alread in use.

: : what does this mean, comments please to

: This probably means that you're already running another NNTP-server...
: INN has it's own built-in NNTP-server and wants port 119 to be free
: when started...

Strange, I get the same message under 1.2.0 but not under 1.1.90, does
that mean somehow it 1.2.0 takes over the port or is something else
at fault ?

GrtX. Rico
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: : : /usr/lib/news/etc/rc.news
: : : # prompt back
: : : tail -f /usr/adm/syslog

: : : innstart: inndstart can't bind address alread in use.

: : : what does this mean, comments please to

: : This probably means that you're already running another NNTP-server...
: : INN has it's own built-in NNTP-server and wants port 119 to be free
: : when started...

: Strange, I get the same message under 1.2.0 but not under 1.1.90, does
: that mean somehow it 1.2.0 takes over the port or is something else
: at fault ?

: GrtX. Rico

Weird..  I have INN running quite happily under 1.2.0..  Did you check
your inetd.conf, too?

     Greets,

           Oliver
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We started getting this on an upgrade from 1.1.94 to 1.1.95, comment
out the line in /etc/inetd.conf that references nntp.  As per the INN
FAQ, and all should be well again.

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