Quoting Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Amanda Shuler wrote: > > : Hello all. > : I have these messages being repeated over and over and over in my syslog, > : every > : 10 minutes. > : What do they mean? > : > : Dec 15 06:42:26 snafu syslogd 1.3-3#26: restart. > : Dec 15 06:51:27 snafu inetd[8525]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use > : Dec 15 06:51:27 snafu inetd[8525]: finger/tcp: bind: Address already in > : use > : Dec 15 06:51:27 snafu inetd[8525]: pop-3/tcp: bind: Address already in use [snip] > These messages are generated locally, so it's really not relevant > whether there's another machine with the same address. > > What you're seeing here is inetd complaining that it can't bind to the > ports. It's probable that there's another inetd process running > already, since "Address already in use" is your error. Do a `ps awx' > and look for one or more inetd processes. If there's more than one, > kill them, do `/etc/init.d/netbase stop'; `/etc/init.d/netbase start'.
Yes, I've had the odd *one* of these, usually http. But I've just ignored them. I think the first line of the log is relevant: I only ever get my one at the same time, which is just after the cron job rotates the logs at 0642. So perhaps it's worth looking carefully at what cron is doing. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
