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Cannot Start OHS Because "Address Already In Use" could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:<port> and/or [::]:<port> (Doc ID 1615822.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 15, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle HTTP Server - Version 11.1.1.0.0 to 12.2.1.3.0 [Release Oracle11g to 12c]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

OHS will not start - In the ohs error log file (usually ohs1.log) the following errors occur.  Note: The port may be different than this case and the Host IP will show up where <Host IP> is below:

 

 
This can be an intermittent issue.  Sometimes OHS startup completes without issue.

Changes

 

Cause

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