From 49975d7010001be9ac6e3f5b12a52018ccb2cd32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Leamas <leamas.alec@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:26:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Providing better message if port 3000 is in use, closing
 ticket 287.

---
 script/server | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
index c5357a32e..adfced9aa 100755
--- a/script/server
+++ b/script/server
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#
+# Start diaspora websocket and main services
+#
+# See issue 287
+
+# Is someone listening on 3000 already? (ipv4 only test ?)
+services=$( netstat -nl | grep '[^:]:3000[ \t]')
+test -n "$services" && {
+    echo "Warning: something is already using port 3000"
+    echo "     $services"
+}
+
 
 # Check if Mongo is running