imapd problem.

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Perttu Laine" <pepe at kahvipannu.com> writes:

> Hello!
> 
> I have problem with imapd. I can't start dovecot 'cause it says this:
> 
> --
> koaze# /usr/local/sbin/dovecot
> Fatal: listen(143) failed: Address already in use
> koaze#
> --
> 
> But I don't know what could be using that address. I had cyrus for a
> while, but I removed it and ps aux show nothing that could use imapd port.
> Only other email app running is postfix as smtp.
> 
> So. What could be wrong here?

*Something* is holding the port.
You can find out what with:
  sockstat | grep 143 

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Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
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