[tor-relays] Failed to parse/validate config: failed to bind one of the listener ports

[Nick Mathewson]

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Christian
<brightsidedarkside at t-online.de> wrote:
> Hi dear fellows,
>
> I'm sorry to use again this way of addressing my problem as in Vol 17,
> Issue 5. It will be the last time. Promise.
>
> I can't find any solution on the web.
> When starting tor, it always reads "Failed to parse/validate config:
> failed to bind one of the listener ports".

Hm. It really should be saying something more than that on startup;
there should be a message right before that about *why* it couldn't
parse or validate the ports.

I just tried the ORPort combination you listed there, and it seemed to
work out okay for me.  It might be easier to diagnose if you could
upload your entire torrc, and the entire output of starting Tor up to
the point where it says "failed to parse/validate config:"

hth,
-- 
Nick