You are listening on port 12500 with both rsyslog and graylog2-server
on the same machine. That does not work and the error is telling you
that. Use different ports and you should be fine.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Suresh Prajapati
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Lennart for reply :)
>
> So this is what I've done
>
> 1. Started rsyslog on machine on 12500.
> 2. While configuring the graylog2 input mentioned the
>      ip: 0.0.0.0
>      port: 12500
> 3.  then the error came.
>
> Another problem I got, I was trying to send my logs from my mac to graylog2
> but could not. Iv'e followed this guide
> http://support.torch.sh/help/kb/getting-your-logs-into-graylog2/sending-with-osx-syslogd
>
> Any help would be appreciated :)
>
> -suresh
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:51 PM, Lennart Koopmann <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> "Address already in use" - Something is already listening on that port.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Suresh Prajapati
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Hi ,
>> >
>> > I've started rsyslog on 12500 port . Its still saying it can not bind to
>> > that port for input
>> >
>> >  An input has failed to start. a few seconds ago
>> >
>> > Input 53189bb60cf201071467bacd has failed to start on node
>> > aaa96817-0fc9-4759-a806-30cea824a926 for this reason: "Could not bind
>> > syslog
>> > TCP input to address /0.0.0.0:12500, Failed to bind to: /0.0.0.0:12500,
>> > Address already in use". This means that you are unable to receive any
>> > messages from this input. This is mostly an indication for a
>> > misconfiguration or an error. You can click here to solve this
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thursday, 13 February 2014 18:48:29 UTC+5:30, lennart wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Great! Thanks for posting your solution.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:48 PM, André Coelho <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> > I'm configuring a switch that does not have the option to set other
>> >> > port
>> >> > for
>> >> > the destination log server, it only sends to port 514.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have tried authbind but it does not work with port 514
>> >> > I have tried setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/bin/java but it
>> >> > does
>> >> > not
>> >> > work
>> >> >
>> >> > Then finally using IPTABLES worked:
>> >> >
>> >> > iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -i eth0 -p udp --dport 514 -j REDIRECT
>> >> > --to-port 10515
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for you help
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Em quarta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2014 17h14min51s UTC-2, lennart
>> >> > escreveu:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You need to be root to bind sockets on ports <=1024 on most *NIX
>> >> >> systems. Either run graylog2-server as root (not recommended) or use
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> port higher than 1024.  You could also try to give the local user
>> >> >> than
>> >> >> runs graylog2-server permission to bind to those restricted ports,
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> usually just choosing a higher port is the easiest solution.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:19 PM, André Coelho <[email protected]>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi All
>> >> >> > I have this version of graylog installed on ubuntu 12.04:
>> >> >> > Graylog2-server (Current: 0.20-rc.1-1)
>> >> >> > Graylog2-web (Current: 0.20-rc.2)
>> >> >> > Graylog2-radio Current: 0.20-rc.2)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When I try to add a global Syslog Input to listen on port 514 TCP
>> >> >> > or
>> >> >> > UDP
>> >> >> > (bind address: 0.0.0.0) the server gives this error:
>> >> >> > Input 52fbb0d5e4b0a4cfa9f30f88 has failed to start on node
>> >> >> > f728fbee-73f5-4a3a-a0f1-c10511eed089 for this reason: "Could not
>> >> >> > bind
>> >> >> > UDP
>> >> >> > syslog input to address /0.0.0.0:514, Failed to bind to:
>> >> >> > /0.0.0.0:514,
>> >> >> > Permission denied". This means that you are unable to receive any
>> >> >> > messages
>> >> >> > from this input. This is mostly an indication for a
>> >> >> > misconfiguration
>> >> >> > or
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > error. You can click here to solve this
>> >> >> > And the log looks like this:
>> >> >> > 2014-02-12 16:16:39,732 ERROR: org.graylog2.inputs.InputRegistry -
>> >> >> > The
>> >> >> > [org.graylog2.inputs.syslog.udp.SyslogUDPInput] input with ID
>> >> >> > <52fbba87e4b0f89aaac73a29> misfired. Reason: Could not bind UDP
>> >> >> > syslog
>> >> >> > input
>> >> >> > to address /0.0.0.0:514, Failed to bind to: /0.0.0.0:514,
>> >> >> > Permission
>> >> >> > denied
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > This looks like the user that graylog runs does not have
>> >> >> > permission
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > bind
>> >> >> > port 514.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Someone knows how to fix this?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >
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