MySQL Bugs: #24257: Better error reporting needed when apache port cannot be bound

Bug #24257	Better error reporting needed when apache port cannot be bound
Submitted:	13 Nov 2006 12:36	Modified:	15 Nov 2006 19:32
Reporter:	Konstantin Dynda	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	0.7.34	OS:	Linux (Suse Linux 9.3)
Assigned to:	BitRock Merlin	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
When MySQL Network Enterprise Service Manager installation run as a usual user (non-root) and Apache bind port is chosen less than 1024 installer shows an error "Unable to the given port number Please select another one" To install successfully better error reporting needed in this case.

How to repeat:
- Run MySQL Network Enterprise Service Manager installer on Linux machine as usual user (non root)
- When asked for Apache Server Port enter value less that 1024 (fo instance leave default value of 80)
- Press "Forward"
- You will see error message "Unable to the given port number Please select another one"

Suggested fix:
Error message should at least say something like "If you are running installer as a usual user please choose port number greater than 1024"

Time permitting. If you're non-root user on linux, should add:

(Note: a non-root user can only specify a port greater then 1024)

Oops: (Note: a non-root users can only specify a port greater than 1024)

Now you get a warning (build 7.39) saying:
Warning: Unable to bind to the given port number: only root can bind to port
numbers below 1024. Please select a different port.
Closing bug.