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Cognos Audit and Logging does not work

Troubleshooting


Problem

When the service is running, Cognos does not log any information in the Audit database tables even when the database tests OK. An error message seen in the logs and in the details of startup:
StartService   LogService      Failed   Log Server socket error   <parameters><item name="Port"><![CDATA[XXXX]]></item><item name="Error"><![CDATA[Address already in use: Cannot bind]]></item></parameters>

Symptom

While the service is stopped, you can check the current active ports via:
Windows - in the cmd window run the command "netstat -a" to give a list for the ports, look through this list to see if the port number XXXX is listening.
Unix - run the command " sudo netstat -tulpn | grep LISTEN " and see if the port XXXX is present.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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ibm10883062