[rsyslog] what does error -2077 trying to add listener mean

[Rainer Gerhards]

There should be informtion on that error on the web, but 2077 is "could not
bind to port". A short reference can be found in git in file
./runtime/rsyslog.h

Not sure where it orginates from in this case...

Rainer


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsyslog-bounces at lists.adiscon.com [mailto:rsyslog-
> bounces at lists.adiscon.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Mieslinger
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:34 PM
> To: rsyslog-users
> Subject: [rsyslog] what does error -2077 trying to add listener mean
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've configured rsyslog to use relp as transport protocol.
> sw version: rsyslog-relp-3.21.3-4 and rsyslog-3.21.3-4.
> 
> in the log I see these messages:
> 2009-03-16T16:12:10.769408+01:00 zeus-log01-2 rsyslogd:  [origin
> software="rsyslogd" swVersion="3.21.3" x-pid="3239"
> x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] restart
> 2009-03-16T16:12:10.769447+01:00 zeus-log01-2 rsyslogd: error -2077
> trying to add listener
> 2009-03-16T16:12:10.769458+01:00 zeus-log01-2 rsyslogd: the last error
> occured in /data/etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf, line 6
> 2009-03-16T16:12:10.769470+01:00 zeus-log01-2 rsyslogd: the last error
> occured in /data/etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf, line 7
> 
> The config line in question read:
> 
> ------snip
> # Global
> $ModLoad imudp.so
> $ModLoad imtcp.so
> $ModLoad imrelp.so
> $UDPServerRun 514
> $InputTCPServerRun 514    <-- line 6
> $InputRELPServerRun 2514  <-- line 7
> 
> $DirCreateMode 0755
> 
> -------snap
> 
> netstat -an| grep 514 shows all configured udp and tcp ports open.
> 
> So where can I find a description of error -2077?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Thomas
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