Question:Nginx fails to fails: "nginx: [emerg] bind() to 203.0.113.2:443 failed (99: Cannot assign requested address)"
Symptoms
- The server has been recently migrated
- Nginx fails to start and the following error show up in Plesk panel:
- New configuration files for the Apache web server were not created due to the errors in configuration templates: nginx: [emerg] bind() to 203.0.113.2:443 failed (99: Cannot assign requested address) nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
- The IP address 203.0.113.2 has been used during the migration, but is no longer present on the server nor Plesk
Cause
The file /etc/nginx/plesk.conf.d/server.conf still contains the 203.0.113.2 IP address.
Resolution
Recreate Nginx configuration file as below:
1.Connect to the server via SSH
2.Disable Nginx with the following command:
#/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/nginxmng --disable3.Enable Nginx back:
#/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/nginxmng --enable