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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to bind to ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: .
Log Context
Log “Failed to bind to”classname is AbstractHttpServerTransport.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
return false;
}
return true;
});
if (success == false) {
throw new BindHttpException("Failed to bind to " + NetworkAddress.format(hostAddress; port); lastException.get());
}
if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
logger.debug("Bound http to address {{}}"; NetworkAddress.format(boundSocket.get()));
}
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