PAM Client error java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 127.0.0.1; nested exception

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

Sometimes some ports are blocked by other products, this procedure is to know which port is used by pam client and if it is available.

Environment

PAM 4.1.x

Cause

Guidance

Resolution

Check the following

start the client but don't try to login
check the C:\Users\xxxxxx\CA PAM Client\temp\.port  file

run " netstat -an |grep <the port number found in step2>

in the following sample port is blocked so is not showing anyting

If this worked well, you should look something like this (here is used another port as a sample)

C:\Users\username>
C:\Users\username>netstat -an |findstr 38785
  TCP    127.0.0.1:38785        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:38785        127.0.0.1:38808        ESTABLISHED
  TCP    127.0.0.1:38808        127.0.0.1:38785        ESTABLISHED

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