Solutions for "Address already in use" error when starting InterBase

By: Quinn Wildman

Abstract: Steps to follow to resolve Address already in use error

Q. I'm getting the error "Address already in use" when I start InterBase on LINUX, HP-UX or Solaris. How do I get InterBase to start?

A. Follow the following steps:

  • edit /etc/hosts.equiv. It should look as follows:

    +
    your_host_name_here
    localhost

  • edit /etc/inetd.conf. If you find a line begining with gds_db, place a # at the beginning of the line to comment the command out.
  • execute:

    ps -ef | grep inetd

    get the process id of inetd, then execute:

    kill -HUP process-id

  • Start the server as you normally would.

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