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httpd Startup Error: "(13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address" 

in Linux

Applies to:  

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 to Oracle Linux 9.0 [Release OL7 to OL9] 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 
Linux x86-64 
Linux ARM 64-bit 
 

Symptoms 

When trying to start httpd on a non-default port, the following error messages are observed:  

(13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:88 
(13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:88 

and httpd fails to start.  
 

Cause 

For non-standard ports and on SELinux enabled systems, SELinux needs to be told to allow such non-standard ports to be used by httpd.  

 

Solution 

Based on the error messages above, the port in question here is 88, hence the command will be:  

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