From 4d66e00afac22e5e0f3ba908bbdbabec6dd80e37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Pool Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:19:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] If binding to a low-numbered port fails with EACCES, then the error message should explain that you probably need to be root. (Why leave off the final S? Kernighan must have been a *really* slow typist.) --- socket.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/socket.c b/socket.c index 7865e31e..ad208ef5 100644 --- a/socket.c +++ b/socket.c @@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ static int open_socket_in(int type, int port, struct in_addr *address) if (bind(res, (struct sockaddr * ) &sock,sizeof(sock)) == -1) { rprintf(FERROR,"bind failed on port %d: %s\n", port, strerror(errno)); + if (errno == EACCES && port < 1024) { + rprintf(FERROR, "Note: you must be root to bind " + "to low-numbered ports"); + } close(res); return -1; } -- 2.34.1