Thanks guys, This now work fine. I found your help extremely useful. This URL - ( http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Managing_Confined_Services/sect-Managing_Confined_Services-Configuration_examples-Changing_port_numbers.html) further shed more light on SELinUX . Thanks On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Kahlil Hodgson < kahlil.hodgson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 29/09/12 06:47, adekunleadekoya@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> I v run d netstat and no result(i.e no process is listening on port >> 1010). Also I telnet 127.0.0.1 1010 just 2 confirm that no process is >> using the port. I can't figure out why the port(and any other except >> 80) would not work! >> > > Sounds like an selinux issue. Try the following: > > semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 1010 > > K > -- > Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 > Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382 > DealMax Pty Ltd (w) +61 (0) 3 9008 5281 > > Suite 1415 > 401 Docklands Drive > Docklands VIC 3008 Australia > > "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that > the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, > if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all > means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos