Error: "Could not bind socket. Address and port are already in use."

Note: This article refers to Password Depot Version 17.2.4 and older. With Version 17.2.5, Native Messaging was introduced. For more information, click here.

This error is caused by the add-on.

For example, if you launch two clients on the same machine (probably if you are using Password Depot on a terminal server) and receive this error, you must assign to users different port numbers in order to correctly communicate with the browser add-on:

To do so, open the program options by going to Edit → Options → Browsers and change the value of the WebSockets port. The same value must then also be set in the browser add-on (within the browser itself).

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If you use a terminal server, we also recommend taking into consideration the following:

Using Password Depot on a Terminal Server