[framework] Error: Could not start listener: Permission denied

[H D Moore]

What exploit and payload are you using? Try changing the 
LHOST/LPORT/HTTPORT options to non-default values. Please provide the 
output of "set" as well.

-HD

On Saturday 26 August 2006 15:50, Steve Coward wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Up to this point I've had no problems in using/updating Metasploit.
> However, I downloaded both the current snapshot and the 2.6 version,
> extracted, and attempted to use several of the modules, and when I use
> it to exploit, it returns this error:
>
> "Error: Could not start listener: Permission denied"
>
> My system is:
> Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper (x86)
>
> I thought that I had all of the folder/binary permissions correct (at
> least so it seems), but maybe not? Has anyone else encountered this
> issue as well? If someone could help me out with what I might need to
> do in order to correct this problem, that would be great! Thanks so
> much..
>
> Steve