# (network.c.300) can't bind to port: 80 permission denied

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/network-c-300-cant-bind-to-port-80-permission-denied/93426>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 2, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/network-c-300-cant-bind-to-port-80-permission-denied/93426 "2006-04-02T21:02:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/network-c-300-cant-bind-to-port-80-permission-denied/93426/1 "2006-04-02T21:02:53Z")

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hi all  
when i starting my lighttpd:

(network.c.300) can’t bind to port: 80 permission denied

have you met this issue?  
any advise?

regards

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**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/network-c-300-cant-bind-to-port-80-permission-denied/93426/2 "2006-04-02T21:12:19Z")

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Hey Joe,

Ports \< 1024(?) are restricted (I gather you’re on some unix flavour)

You’ll have to run as root, or “sudo script/server” and enter the  
root password.

Jodi