> > > > Package: tomcat6
> > > > Version: 6.0.20-5
> > > > Severity: normal
> > > > Tomcat6 wants to bind to port 8080. This, in my case, conflicts with 
> > > > other installed software. Solution would be making the tomcat6 
> > > > bind-port configurable. Preferably with bind to networkcard as well.
> > > With which software does it conflict? Is it a Debian packaged software?
> > 
> > It is Squid. Debian binds it to 3128 or so but 8080 is a more standard
> > port for proxies so we decided to bind it to that one.
> 
> Ah, okay. 3128 is indeed the stanard port for web proxies. I would call 8080
> non-standard for this. I close the bug because of this for now as the problem
> is home-brewn and does not exist in default Debian-packages.

No no, 3128 is not a standard. 8080 is the standard. Really.

> > > Generelly this is a problem. We need to document this in a better way.
> > You mean there's a workaround? Can it be configured somewhere somehow?
> You can configure this in /etc/tomcat6/server.xml. Just replace 8080 by
> something you like and restart tomcat.

I don't know why that suddenly works but it seems it does (tried it minutes 
ago, again) so indeed it can be closed.


Folkert van Heusden

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