What is this?

[Shahid]

When I check in /var/log/message

May 29 12:17:09 matrix inetd[10679]: imap4/tcp: bind: Address already in use
May 29 12:26:51 matrix inetd[10669]: imap4/tcp: bind: Permission denied
May 29 12:27:09 matrix inetd[10679]: imap4/tcp: bind: Address already in use
May 29 12:36:51 matrix inetd[10669]: imap4/tcp: bind: Permission denied
May 29 12:37:09 matrix inetd[10679]: imap4/tcp: bind: Address already in use
May 29 12:46:51 matrix inetd[10669]: imap4/tcp: bind: Permission denied
May 29 12:47:09 matrix inetd[10679]: imap4/tcp: bind: Address already in use
May 29 12:56:51 matrix inetd[10669]: imap4/tcp: bind: Permission denied
May 29 12:57:09 matrix inetd[10679]: imap4/tcp: bind: Address already in use

what is all this?

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Check to make sure that you don't already have an imapd program running using the port. You can type:

telnet localhost 143

and will see some headers if another program is using it. You'd need to to stop/uninstall the other program then inetd would be able to bind to the port.

John

 

[Shahid]

Thanks for post.

I've sent you an email few mins ago... please take a look.