Privoxy not starting
Created by: stueja
Privoxy installs correctly, but later the service cannot be started. Diagnosis shows that binding to ports 8118 (ipv4/v6) doesn't work.
root@fbx:/# systemctl status privoxy
● privoxy.service - Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/privoxy.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2016-05-18 15:12:27 UTC; 2h 28min ago
Docs: man:privoxy(8)
https://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/
Process: 359 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/privoxy --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $OWNER $CONFIGFILE (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 18 15:12:26 fbx systemd[1]: Starting Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy...
May 18 15:12:27 fbx systemd[1]: privoxy.service: Control process exited, co...=1
May 18 15:12:27 fbx systemd[1]: Failed to start Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy.
May 18 15:12:27 fbx systemd[1]: privoxy.service: Unit entered failed state.
May 18 15:12:27 fbx systemd[1]: privoxy.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.root@fbx:/# cat /var/log/privoxy/logfile
2016-05-18 15:05:47.713 b6fa6390 Fatal error: can't bind to ::1:8118: There may be another Privoxy or some other proxy running on port 8118
2016-05-18 15:12:26.890 b6f06390 Fatal error: can't bind to ::1:8118: There may be another Privoxy or some other proxy running on port 8118root@fbx:/# netstat -tulpen
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State User Inode PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9050 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14768 614/tor
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14970 847/apache2
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:9051 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14773 614/tor
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:38300 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14778 614/tor
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:8000 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 17626 464/python3
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:389 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 13246 540/slapd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:42251 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14779 614/tor
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14968 847/apache2
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:9040 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 14771 614/tor
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 0 15897 469/sshd
tcp6 0 0 :::9050 :::* LISTEN 0 14767 614/tor
tcp6 0 0 :::44517 :::* LISTEN 113 14808 753/obfs4proxy
tcp6 0 0 :::389 :::* LISTEN 0 13247 540/slapd
tcp6 0 0 ::1:9040 :::* LISTEN 0 14772 614/tor
tcp6 0 0 :::34837 :::* LISTEN 113 14813 753/obfs4proxy
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 0 15899 469/sshd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:1194 0.0.0.0:* 0 12104 342/openvpn
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:* 106 11803 329/avahi-daemon: r
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:68 0.0.0.0:* 0 15090 826/dhclient
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:9053 0.0.0.0:* 0 14769 614/tor
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:48238 0.0.0.0:* 106 11805 329/avahi-daemon: r
udp 0 0 192.168.122.59:123 0.0.0.0:* 107 15200 510/ntpd
udp 0 0 10.91.0.1:123 0.0.0.0:* 0 13203 510/ntpd
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:123 0.0.0.0:* 0 13201 510/ntpd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:123 0.0.0.0:* 0 13197 510/ntpd
udp6 0 0 :::59085 :::* 106 11806 329/avahi-daemon: r
udp6 0 0 :::5353 :::* 106 11804 329/avahi-daemon: r
udp6 0 0 ::1:9053 :::* 0 14770 614/tor
udp6 0 0 fe80::a2f6:fdff:fe8:123 :::* 107 15204 510/ntpd
udp6 0 0 ::1:123 :::* 0 13205 510/ntpd
udp6 0 0 :::123 :::* 0 13194 510/ntpd