Bug 1234760 - R startDynamicHelp() fails with a TCP socket error
Summary: R startDynamicHelp() fails with a TCP socket error
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1234121
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: R
Version: 22
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tom "spot" Callaway
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-06-23 08:12 UTC by Erwan LE PENNEC
Modified: 2015-06-25 12:15 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2015-06-25 12:15:16 UTC
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Description Erwan LE PENNEC 2015-06-23 08:12:32 UTC 
Description of problem:

Since a few days, startDynamicHelp does not work anymore and complains about a socket issue.

> tools::startDynamicHelp()
starting httpd help server ...Error in tools::startDynamicHelp() : 
  unable to bind socket to TCP port 18159

Disabling the firewall or selinux, or using R as root does not fix the issue

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.2.1
3.2.0


How reproducible:

This bug appears using Rstudio but is visible using the standalone R version (3.2.1 and 3.2.0)

Steps to Reproduce:

> tools::startDynamicHelp()
starting httpd help server ...Error in tools::startDynamicHelp() : 
  unable to bind socket to TCP port 18159

Expected results:

No socket errors

Additional info:

Used to work until a few days.
I'm using update-testing...
Comment 1 Erwan LE PENNEC 2015-06-25 12:15:16 UTC 
This issue is caused by NetworkManager who fails to mount the loopback interface:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234121

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1234121 ***
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