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2089881 - SMICM: insufficient permissions to bind the service

Symptom

Trying to enable an ICM port (service) in SMICM transaction, it returns an error, because ICMBND cannot bind the service.
WebDispatcher/ICM trace (dev_webdisp/dev_icm) shows:

*** ERROR => IcmStartIcmBnd: "/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/icmbnd" failed with rc: <RC> - inspect "dev_icmbnd" [icxxextbnd_m 1116]
*** WARNING => Could not start service (rc=-1)

On dev_icmbnd, following error occurs:

***LOG Q0I=> NiIBindSocket: <host_IP>:<port_nr> bind (13: Permission denied) [nixxi.cpp 3739]
*** ERROR => NiIBindSocket: SiBind failed for hdl x/sock y
(SI_EADDR_NAVAIL/13; I4; ST; <host_IP>:<port_nr>) [nixxi.cpp 3739]
*** ERROR => icmbnd: Ni3Listen failed for host <hostname>(<host_IP>):<port_nr> (rc=-16): NIEMYHOST_VERIFY [icxxbnd_mt.c 690]
*** ERROR => icmbnd: You might not have the permissions to bind the service: <port_nr> [icxxbnd_mt.c 692]
icmbnd: exit process with rc=-16

or

***LOG Q0I=> NiIBindSocket: bind (98: Address already in use) [nixxi.cpp 3741]
*** ERROR => NiIBindSocket: SiBind failed for hdl x/sock y
(SI_EPORT_INUSE/98; I4; ST;<host_IP>:<port_nr>) [nixxi.cpp 3741]
 *** ERROR => icmbnd: NiListen failed for <port_nr> (rc=-4): NIESERV_USED [icxxbnd_mt.c 612] 
 *** ERROR => icmbnd: You might not have the permissions to bind the service: <port_nr> [icxxbnd_mt.c 614]
 icmbnd: exit process with rc=-4

On Unix platform, the option "EXTBIND=1" is configured in icm/server_port_x to bind a port number which is lower than 1024.

Possible scenarios of the issue

  • HTTPs port activation failed
  • SMTP service does not start up
  • SMTP cannot be activated
  • Service could not be activated: Internal ICM error(-1)
  • Outgoing HTTPS connection does not work in AS ABAP
  • HTTPS ICM port activation issue 
  • HTTPS publish on Internet
  • HTTPS port 443 issue
  • Change HTTPS port of portal system 
  • HTTPS Configuration is not working with 443 port
  • Activation of HTTPS does not work
  • SMTP and HTTPS services are deactivated in SMICM
  • how to active HTTPS service
  • Port binding < 1024
  • Problem publisher URLs
  • SAP Webdispatcher auf Port 80 bzw. 443 starten
  • HTTPS service cannot be activated in transaction SMICM


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Environment

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP installed on Unix based operating system.

Product

SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

exe/icmbnd, DIR_CT_RUN, DIR_EXECUTABLE, IcmStartIcmBnd, icmbnd, dev_icmbnd, Could not start service, You might not have the permissions to bind the service, NiIBindSocket, bind, 13: Permission denied, Permission denied, SiBind failed, SI_EADDR_NAVAIL/13 , KBA , BC-CST-IC , Internet Communication Manager , BC-CST-WDP , Web Dispatcher , BC-SEC-SSL , Secure Sockets Layer Protocol , Problem

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