you might want to see in the Task Manager as to which service is running on the port number you have configured in server.xml.
as per the exception you are getting, the port number is already in use. -jayprakash -----Original Message----- From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zulekha Banu Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 10:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Problem in starting Tomcat 4.0 Hi, Got this error while trying to run Apache Tomcat 4.0. PSB, the error description. Any possible solution? I tried using port numbers other than 8080 in server.xml but the problem still persists. Rgds, Zulekha Catalina.start: LifecycleException: null.open: java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind:8080 LifecycleException: null.open: java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind:8080 at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector.initialize(HttpConnecto r.ja va:1130) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.initialize(StandardService.java :454 ) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.initialize(StandardServer.java:5 53) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:780) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Catalina.java:681) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Catalina.java:179) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:243) -- -- Root Cause -- -- java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind:8080 at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector.open(HttpConnector.java :950 ) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector.initialize(HttpConnecto r.ja va:1128) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.initialize(StandardService.java :454 ) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.initialize(StandardServer.java:5 53) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:780) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Catalina.java:681) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Catalina.java:179) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:243) StandardServer.await: create[8005]: java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:397) at java.net.ServerSocket. <init >(ServerSocket.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(StandardServer.java:276) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:794) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Catalina.java:681) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Catalina.java:179) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:243) =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant archives, FAQs and Forums on JSPs can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://forums.java.sun.com http://www.jspinsider.com ************************************************************************** This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. ************************************************************************** =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant archives, FAQs and Forums on JSPs can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://forums.java.sun.com http://www.jspinsider.com