You could check if nc can bind it: nc -l ...ip.address... 10243
That gives the "Cannot assign requested address" error for me if the ip address is not local. Also, if selinux is enabled then maybe that is blocking it? __Martin >>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 17:02:19 +0000 (GMT), Mac said: > > Hi Martin > > Thank you for your reply > > It is setup to use an ip address > > I have Webmin running on this vm and those ports are working as expected > > Everything else seems to be working as expected websites ,mail etc. > > Kind Regards > Brad > > ----- Original Message ----- > step 3.: "Martin Simmons" <mar...@lispworks.com> > To: "Mac" <m...@eduki2.co.uk> > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Monday, 2 December, 2019 4:38:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Sudden error on Bacula client 7.4.4 > > If it works with the ip address hardwired to localhost, then I strongly > suspect some misconfiguration of the ip address (or name lookup if you > configured it as a name). > > The segv is caused by the "Cannot bind port" error so I don't think the > btrackback will be useful afterall. > > __Martin > > >>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 14:24:55 +0000 (GMT), Mac said: > > > > Hi Martin > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Yes the error is shown when the service is started independently of the vm > > > > Replacing the hardwired ip with localhost - allows the service to start > > without error. > > > > This is the content of the .traceback file > > > > ********* > > > > /usr/sbin/btraceback: 60: /usr/sbin/btraceback: gdb: not found > > > > > > ********* > > > > The btrackback file is present in /usr/sbin/ > > > > > > Kind Regards > > Brad > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > step 3.: "Martin Simmons" <mar...@lispworks.com> > > To: "Mac" <m...@eduki2.co.uk> > > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Sent: Monday, 2 December, 2019 1:17:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Sudden error on Bacula client 7.4.4 > > > > Does it fail with the "Cannot bind port 9102: ERR=Cannot assign requested > > address" message if you start the bacula-fd.service manually when the vm is > > running? > > > > Try removing the hardwired ip address if you can to see if that makes a > > difference. > > > > Also, the look for "*.traceback" files in the bacula-fd's working directory. > > They might give some clue about where the segmentation violation came from. > > > > __Martin > > > > >>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 12:49:48 +0000 (GMT), Mac said: > > > > > > Hi Martin > > > > > > Thank you for your reply and suggestion. > > > > > > Yes I do have the ip address hardwired - No it has not changed. > > > > > > The vm configuration is also not unique and I have a few other vm all > > > configured the same way who's Bacula clients are all working as expected. > > > > > > Anything else I can look at? > > > > > > Kind Regards > > > Brad > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > step 3.: "Martin Simmons" <mar...@lispworks.com> > > > To: "Mac" <m...@eduki2.co.uk> > > > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Sent: Monday, 2 December, 2019 12:24:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Sudden error on Bacula client 7.4.4 > > > >>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:52:56 +0000 (GMT), Mac said: > > > > > > > > Hi there > > > > > > > > I have a client on a Debian 9 vm that has been working perfectly for 18 > > > > months. > > > > > > > > I have just received an error on bconsole that the scheduled backup > > > > failed. > > > > > > > > I have done all the standard operations including full reboot of the > > > > vm. > > > > > > > > The Client come online after a restart for a short time showing this > > > > error (status) > > > > > > > > ************** > > > > > > > > Warning: Cannot bind port 9102: ERR=Cannot assign requested address: > > > > Retrying ... > > > > > > This error is: > > > > > > EADDRNOTAVAIL > > > A nonexistent interface was requested or the requested > > > address was not local. > > > > > > Do you have the client's IP address hardwired in the bacula-fd.conf on > > > the vm? > > > If so, is it the correct IP address (maybe the vm's IP address has > > > changed)? > > > > > > __Martin > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users