server: forbid zero port in address flag since it confuses clients and (#3318)

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Anis Elleuch 2016-11-23 02:01:15 +01:00 committed by Harshavardhana
parent 1d4ac4b084
commit 41a3a9e402

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@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ func serverMain(c *cli.Context) {
// Check if requested port is available.
host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(serverAddr)
fatalIf(err, "Unable to parse %s.", serverAddr)
if portStr == "0" || portStr == "" {
// Port zero or empty means use requested to choose any freely available
// port. Avoid this since it won't work with any configured clients,
// can lead to serious loss of availability.
fatalIf(errInvalidArgument, "Invalid port `%s`, please use `--address` to pick a specific port", portStr)
}
globalMinioHost = host
// Check if requested port is available.