java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address (Bind failed)

java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address (Bind failed)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
        at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.bind(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:387)
        at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:375)
        at com.samsung.nms.simulator.tl1.server.ssh.TL1SshServer$ConnectionListener.run(TL1SshServer.java:577)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)





netstat 
didnt list any open port, 

lsof -i TCP:<myport>

no other process had opened myport.


Solution :
the process which binds the port, was started by non root user, starting the process as root user solved the problem

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