Failed to start FreeRadius without Error Code

[Alan DeKok]

On May 11, 2021, at 8:17 AM, SImon Dankau <SDankau at rf-computer.de> wrote:
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> i am getting that error even tho i have a working configuration.

  How do you know that the configuration is working?

> The system is running if i have one virtual server under "sites-enabled". If i configure a second server there, i am getting the first shown error messages.

  We don't need to see errors from systemd.  They're not relevant.  We need to see the debug output. 

> I can't even see which service is using port 1812. The server only has freeRadius installed. So it is a bit strange.

  1812 is the port used by FreeRADIUS.  So you have one of a few situations here:

1) there's already a copy of FreeRADIUS running

2) you've broken the configuration, and told the server to listen on port 1812... twice.  So it opens the first port, and that's OK.  But it then tries to open the second port, and sees that it's already in use.

  How did you create the second virtual server?  Did you copy the "default" one?

  The more information you give us, the easier it is for us to help you.  If your message is just "I did stuff and it doesn't work", then there's little we can do to help.

  As with any IT admin process, you need to have a systematic approach to tracking down the problem and solving it.

  Alan DeKok.