SSL session on Apache

[Rick Stevens]

John Strunk wrote (reformatted for bottom posting):
> Rick Stevens wrote:
> 
>> John Strunk wrote:
>>
>>> I recently saw a thread on this list about installing SSL access on 
>>> Apache.  Not sure of all the details but I find myself with a problem 
>>> upgrading a server from rel 8 to rel 9.  The rel 8 system has apache 
>>> running with both non ssl access and ssl access, no problems.  When I 
>>> built a test host with rel 9 and apache using the same httpd.conf and 
>>> ssl.conf files I am unable to start httpd. I get the following error:
>>>    Starting httpd: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not 
>>> bind to address 90.0.0.15:443 no listening sockets available, shuting 
>>> down
>>>
>>> Was this covered? If so where can I find the fix?  If not has anyone 
>>> got any ideas on how to remidy the situation?
>>
>>
>>
>> Uh, it would appear that you have another apache running on port 443.
>> Do a "ps -ax" and see if there's other httpd processes running.  If so,
>> odds are that the rh9 install installed the default apache2 server and
>> your startup scripts are starting it.  I can't recall if it does an
>> SSL daemon or not.
>>
>> You can kill those apache2 processes by doing
>>
>>     /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
>>
>> Then use "redhat-config-services" to disable Red Hat's apache server.
>> You need to add your own startup script or modify Red Hat's to run your
>> server.

> Rick,
> There are no httpd (apache) processes running.  I even used the  
> /sbin/service httpd stop command and got the response that httpd was not 
> running.  Then the /sbin/service httpd start command still fails.
> 
> Do you know of a way to check to see what process is supposed to be 
> listening to port 443?

Sure.  Use "netstat -lpn".  You'll see what's listening on where.  Look
for something like "0.0.0.0:443" in the "Local Address".  Under the
"PID/Program name" column, you'll see the process ID and (possibly) the
name of the binary that's listening.
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