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Date:      Fri, 02 Mar 2001 10:13:42 -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:  <3A9FD4C6.230D7EB7@softweyr.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103011052560.74478-100000@mirage.nlink.com.br>

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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.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/

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