Re: OWS 3.0.2 web-listener failure

Indeed, use a port above 1024 anyway. Because if you use one below, you should always start it as root AND STOP IT as root, which can get you in to trouble if you forget.

Best is even to create a special user who only has rights to these specific commands.

Bart MEUWIS
DBA / Oracle Applications System Analyst

Karsten Weikop <karsten_at_weikop.dk> wrote in message news:F6QD2.17$5Y4.104_at_news.get2net.dk...
> If using a port below 1024, you need to be root when starting the process.
>
> Either use a port above 1024 or login as root when starting www
listeneren.
>
> Best regards and good luck.
>
> Karsten weikop
> Make IT
> Denmark
>
> Dian Pamilih skrev i meddelelsen <36DFA24D.B797A2A4_at_bigfoot.com>...
> >I'm using oracle 8.0.5 server and OWS 3.0.2 on Linux machine, but when I
> >try to activate the www listener (which is port 80 normaly) the system
> >generate error message:
> >
> >[oracle_at_ns1 oracle]$ owsctl start www
> >
> >Oracle Web Listener 3.0.2 Production (Export), Version 2.14FC1
> >Copyright 1997 Oracle Corp. All Rights Reserved.
> >
> >Error: A failure occurred ( Permission denied ) when assigning a port (
> >domain: www.yogyakarta.co.id, address: 0.0.0.0, port: 80 ).
> >Error: Failed to start the server.
> >Error: The server could not initialize
> >Information: The server is exiting
> >OWS-08811: Unable to startup Oracle Web Listener `www'.
> >
> >I try to SETUID owsctl binary, but it doesn't work, anybody has a
> >explanation/solution?
> >
> >regards,
> >
> >pampi
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:17:17 CDT