Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tomcat6
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release: 10.04 package: tomcat6 version 6.0.24-2ubuntu1 Bug: To use Tomcat6 on a port below 1023, one has to use authbind. However, /etc/authbind/byuid/106 (the default uid for the tomcat6 user is 106; could be any other number) contains the following: 0.0.0.0/32:1,1023 Which means it's possible to bind to ALL interfaces, but rules out binding to specific addresses (using Tomcat's <Connector address=...> mechanism). This seems to be incorrect; surely the latter is inherently part of the former and should also be allowed. I would suggest changing it to 0.0.0.0/0:1,1023 Or, at the very least, to amend the comments in /etc/defaults/tomcat6 to indicate that authbind needs to be specifically told if only specific addresses need to be bound to. Otherwise, one can spend a very long time trying to find out why one gets "Protocol handler start failed: java.net.SocketException: No such file or directory" errors. ** Affects: tomcat6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: authbind tomcat6 -- Lucid Lynx authbind defaults too restrictive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/594989 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tomcat6 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs