iSQLPlus not starting on Port 80

Question

I am trying to change the port for iSQLPlus on my Oracle DB server, by making changes in the file http-web-site.xml.

When I change the port to 80, in this file, the iSqlPlus doesn't start. I can nether connect over a browser or telnet to it, even from the host machine itself. On the command line, however, it does not give any errors.

I have tried changing it to other ports that is 8080 and 5560, it is running fine with no problems there.

I am using Oracle 10.2.0_10.

Answer 1

If on Unix you need to be root to run a service with port under 1024 For a more complete answer see http://serverfault.com/questions/38461/is-there-still-a-reason-why-binding-to-port-1024-is-only-authorized-for-root-on