ERROR: (SOAPBC_START_1) HTTPBC-E00205: Start failed. java.lang.Exception: LifecycleException: PWC3985: Protocol handler initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Already bound: 9090 (Doc ID 1025944.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 25, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Java CAPS Enterprise Service Bus - Version: R6 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

No matter what PORT is used for the HTTP listener ports, always getting the following exception when deploying:
* Component: sun-http-binding
ERROR: (SOAPBC_START_1) HTTPBC-E00205: Start failed. java.lang.Exception: LifecycleException: PWC3985: Protocol handler initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Already bound: 9090

Exception shows even after altering the ports in case there were conflicts

Cause

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