[rabbitmq-discuss] Need help installing Rabbit-Server

Mon Aug 25 10:32:37 BST 2008

Pete,

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Pete Kay <petedao at gmail.com> wrote:
> Starting node rabbit at debian...
> {error_logger,{{2008,8,25},{7,9,14}},"Protocol: ~p: register error:
> ~p~n",["inet_tcp",{{badmatch,{error,duplicate_name}},[{inet_tcp_dist,listen,1},{net_kernel,start_protos,4},{net_kernel,start_protos,3},{net_kernel,init_node,2},{net_kernel,init,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}]}

That looks like an Erlang node called rabbit at debian... is already
running on your machine. Look for a process called beam and kill it.
Then try to restart Rabbit. If that doesn't help, look for a process
called epmd and kill that as well. Then restart.

HTH,

Ben