Re: py39-certbot-2.6.0,1

From: Doug Hardie <bc979_at_lafn.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:02:39 UTC
> On Nov 16, 2023, at 13:59, TIM KELLERS <trkellers@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I use that certbot, too, and I just do an apachectl stop before "certbot renew."  I also have to stop the pf service because my firewall doesn't like port 80 traffic, but that's a different use case.
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> Tim
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> On 11/16/23 4:34 PM, Doug Hardie wrote:
>> I have been using py39-certbot-2.6.0,1 for sometime now without any issues.  However, earlier this month it started generating errors:
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>> Renewing an existing certificate for sermon-archive.info and 5 more domains
>> Failed to renew certificate sermon-archive.info with error: Could not bind TCP port 80 because it is already in use by another process on this system (such as a web server). Please stop the program in question and then try again.
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>> Huh?  Of course there is a web server there.  That's why I need a certificate.  Anyone know how to fix this issue, or should I switch to some other LetsEncrypt client?  Thanks,
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Stopping the web server is not a viable approach.  It is on a production machine and that would affect my clients.  It has never done this in the years I have been using LetsEncrypt.  I don't see any changes in that port either.

-- Doug