Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 02:24:45 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Paulo Fragoso <paulo@nlink.com.br> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Deamon with perl Message-ID: <3AA0B85D.72020281@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103021447320.51144-100000@mirage.nlink.com.br>
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Paulo Fragoso wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Wes Peters wrote:
>
> > Paulo Fragoso wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've written a little server using perl, it's working fine using FBSD 4.x
> > > but when I try with FBSD 3.x it don't work:
> > >
> > > bind: Can't assign requested address at ...
> > >
> > > I've ever changed all /usr/libdata/perl directory to same used on FBSD
> > > 4.x, but I've got same error.
> > >
> > > Are there any problem with socket and perl on FBSD 3.x?
> >
> > Is your daemon trying to bind to a privileged port - i.e. port < 1024?
> > If so, you're probably running suidperl on 4.x. You have to have root
> > privs to bind to a port < 1024.
>
> No, it's trying to bind to a port > 1024.
>
> I've solved this problem changing this line in my code:
>
> $local_socket = sockaddr_in($port, inet_aton(INADDR_ANY) );
>
> to
>
> $local_socket = sockaddr_in($port,INADDR_ANY );
>
> now is working fine on FBSD 3.x.
Ah. Ick. Perl. Bleh.
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