Unable to start IPlanet Web server instance
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2002-05-22
Article Number
000053456
Applies To
iPlanet 4.1 Web Server
See the error message below when starting the IPlanet Web Server instance.
Issue
Unable to start IPlanet Web server instance
Error: "[https-hostname]: start failed (2: unknown early startup error)"
Error: "[https-hostname]: failure: watchdog could not connect to notification port (Connection refused)"
Resolution
To correct this issue, remove the file named wdnotify under https-web-server-instance/logs/  and restart the IPlanet Web server instance.