Here you go. Before reset, everything working:
[root@localhost ~]# netstat -tulpn Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name : tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3404/httpd tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3404/httpd : Reproducing the problem: [root@localhost ~]# service httpd restart Stopping httpd: [ OK ] Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using localhost.localdomain for ServerName (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs [FAILED] After restart showing openvpn with the ports: [root@localhost ~]# netstat -tulpn Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name : tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3765/openvpn tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3765/openvpn : Here is the client.conf port 1194 proto tcp-client dev tun8 remote hidden.domain.com tls-client ca ca.crt cert CEF7E9B8-CAF6E7F5-3B055E97-98622E26-6BC59748.crt key CEF7E9B8-CAF6E7F5-3B055E97-98622E26-6BC59748.key ns-cert-type server comp-lzo yes pull Nobind Here is tail of /var/log/messages [root@localhost ~]# cat messages.log May 7 09:44:04 localhost openvpn[6152]: OpenVPN 2.2.2 x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] built on Apr 5 2012 May 7 09:44:04 localhost openvpn[6152]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts May 7 09:44:04 localhost openvpn[6152]: LZO compression initialized May 7 09:44:04 localhost openvpn[6153]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with xx.yyy.148.139:1194 [nonblock] May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP connection established with xx.yyy.148.139:1194 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef] May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: xx.yyy.148.139:1194 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:05 2013 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,16 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:05 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:06 2013 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,1064 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,340 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:06 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:07 2013 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,2318 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,604 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:07 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:08 2013 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,3156 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,1248 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:08 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:09 2013 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,3508 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,3104 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:09 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:11 2013 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,3769 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,4021 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:11 localhost openvpn[6153]: [server] Peer Connection Initiated with xx.yyy.148.139:1194 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:12 2013 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,4171 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,4073 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:12 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP device tun8 opened May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: /sbin/ip link set dev tun8 up mtu 1500 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: /sbin/ip addr add dev tun8 local 10.99.88.182 peer 10.99.88.181 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 2 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: Initialization Sequence Completed May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:13 2013 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,4453 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,4231 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:44:13 2013 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,4453 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,4231 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:44:13 localhost openvpn[6153]: END May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4) May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: OpenVPN STATISTICS May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: Updated,Tue May 7 09:45:48 2013 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP read bytes,72371 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: TUN/TAP write bytes,12966 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP read bytes,23739 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: TCP/UDP write bytes,81410 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: Auth read bytes,13142 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-compress bytes,68593 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-compress bytes,67533 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: pre-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: post-decompress bytes,0 May 7 09:45:48 localhost openvpn[6153]: END -----Original Message----- From: Eric Crist <ecr...@secure-computing.net> Date: Tuesday, 7 May, 2013 9:08 AM To: Steve Pallen <smpalle...@yahoo.com> Cc: <openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Openvpn grabs ports on service restart >We'd need to see the config and logs to verify this... > >----- >Eric F Crist > > > >On May 7, 2013, at 08:05:36, Steve Pallen <smpalle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I have openvpn setup as client on a centos Linux system. If I restart a >>service like apache or other tcp based services, openvpn grabs the ports >> (80, 443, etc) and the service startup fails due to the port(s) being >>unavailable. >> >> Is this a bug? If not, how do configure out this behavior? >> >> Thanks >> Steve >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>----- >> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and >> their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed >> leaders in the field. 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