# CTDB(samba-ctdb) ERROR: Can't invoke /usr/bin/ctdb status

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**Created:** [January 1, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/ctdb-samba-ctdb-error-cant-invoke-usr-bin-ctdb-status/35429 "2021-01-01T22:34:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/ctdb-samba-ctdb-error-cant-invoke-usr-bin-ctdb-status/35429/1 "2021-01-01T22:34:23Z")

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SLES 15 SP2 + HA

CTDB(samba-ctdb)[78173]: ERROR: Can’t invoke /usr/bin/ctdb status  
CTDB(samba-ctdb)[20698]: ERROR: Can’t invoke /usr/bin/ctdb status

and the /var/log/ctdb/log.ctdb  
2021/01/01 14:41:27.516145 ctdbd[33394]: Starting CTDBD (Version 4.11.14-git.202.344b137b75d4.14.1-SUSE-oS15.0-x86\_64) as PID: 33394  
2021/01/01 14:41:27.516252 ctdbd[33394]: Removed stale socket /var/run/ctdb/ctdbd.socket  
2021/01/01 14:41:27.537814 ctdbd[33394]: Unable to bind to any of the node addresses - giving up  
2021/01/01 14:41:27.537864 ctdbd[33394]: …/…/ctdb/tcp/tcp\_init.c:76 Failed to start listening on the CTDB socket  
2021/01/01 14:41:28.520974 ctdb-eventd[33396]: PID 33394 gone away, exiting

What could be wrong?  
Any suggestions, comments, guesses.