Ports in use message better --------------------------- Key: JBAS-9242 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBAS-9242 Project: JBoss Application Server Issue Type: Feature Request Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Affects Versions: 7.0.0.Beta2 Reporter: Jim Tyrrell When starting up two instances of JBoss AS 7 beta 2, I get the following error message that is not descriptive enough. This error should output the IP address and the port number that was not available. [Host Controller] 16:13:50,135 ERROR [org.jboss.msc.service.fail] (MSC service thread 1-3) MSC00001: Failed to start service jboss.host.controller.management.communication: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.host.controller.management.communication: Failed to start server socket [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.mgmt.ManagementCommunicationService.start(ManagementCommunicationService.java:94) [Host Controller] at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1344) [Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use [Host Controller] at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:383) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:328) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolServer.start(ProtocolServer.java:118) [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.mgmt.ManagementCommunicationService.start(ManagementCommunicationService.java:92) [Host Controller] ... 4 more [Host Controller] [Host Controller] 16:13:50,138 ERROR [org.jboss.as.host.controller] (MSC service thread 1-3) Service [service jboss.host.controller.management.communication] failed.: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.host.controller.management.communication: Failed to start server socket [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.mgmt.ManagementCommunicationService.start(ManagementCommunicationService.java:94) [Host Controller] at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1344) [Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use [Host Controller] at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:383) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:328) [:1.6.0_24] [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolServer.start(ProtocolServer.java:118) [Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.mgmt.ManagementCommunicationService.start(ManagementCommunicationService.java:92) [Host Controller] ... 4 more [Host Controller] -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira