# Which port is used **URL:** \ **Category:** AIX\ **Created:** [July 31, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420 "2020-07-31T09:15:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/1 "2020-07-31T09:15:58Z")
Hi, On AIX, when running : ``` ps -ef | grep inherit oracle 8061180 1 0 Oct 13 - 15:06 /product/oracle/distrib/ora112039/db/bin/tnslsnr mydb-inheritj ``` How can I find which port is used by this process? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mannu25251](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/mannu25251/32/14185_2.png) [@Mannu25251](https://community.unix.com/u/Mannu25251)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/2 "2020-07-31T13:16:15Z")
try this - ``` sudo ss -ntlp | grep 8061180 ``` 4th column will let you know the port. ---
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/3 "2020-07-31T14:48:52Z")
> [@Mannu25251](#): > > `sudo ss -ntlp | grep 8061180` Thank you. It asks me root password that I do not have. Regards. ---
**Author:** ![MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/madeingermany/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/u/MadeInGermany)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/4 "2020-07-31T15:21:06Z")
Does `ss` exist on AIX? Googling this I get > **[Finding which program is using a port in AIX](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/finding-which-program-using-port-aix)** > > This solution shows how to determine which process is connected to a socket on an AIX box. This procedure is useful when it's not clear which process on a server is the client that's generating a specific operation in the audit.log To list the details of a process ID the following is shorter: `ps -fp` _process\_id_ ---
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/5 "2020-08-05T15:14:24Z")
Hi, Thanks. ``` ps -fp 8061180 UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD oracle 8061180 1 0 Oct 13 - 15:20 /u1/product/oracle/distrib/ora112039/db/bin/tnslsnr mydb -inherit ``` Does not show port in use. ---
**Author:** ![MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/madeingermany/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/u/MadeInGermany)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/6 "2020-08-05T15:40:24Z")
Did you run the ```nohighlight netstat -Aan ``` ? It shows all the ports that are in use. For each control block in column #1 you must map the PID with the `rmsock` command. When it matches the PID (that you already have) then it corresponds to the control block that corresponds to the `netstat -Aan` line that provides the port number. ---
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/7 "2020-08-05T16:00:47Z")
> [@MadeInGermany](#): > > you must map the PID with the `rmsock` Thanks. Sorry cannot understand. Can you please give an exemple? regards. ---
**Author:** ![MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/madeingermany/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/u/MadeInGermany)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/8 "2020-08-05T16:16:57Z")
I cannot explain details, it is some years ago where I had access to an AIX system. Did you run the netstat command? Does the following yield something? ```nohighlight netstat -Aan | grep LISTEN ``` ---
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/9 "2020-08-05T16:18:59Z")
> [@MadeInGermany](#): > > `netstat -Aan | grep LISTEN` Yes: ```plaintext $ netstat -Aan | grep LISTEN f1000e00143a2bb8 tcp6 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN f1000e00149f9bb8 tcp4 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN f1000e00040293b8 tcp 0 0 *.24537 *.* LISTEN f1000e0003fba3b8 tcp 0 0 *.111 *.* LISTEN ``` ---
**Author:** ![vgersh99](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/vgersh99/32/14851_2.png) [@vgersh99](https://community.unix.com/u/vgersh99)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/10 "2020-08-05T16:55:11Z")
please start using [markdown tags](https://www.markdownguide.org/cheat-sheet/#extended-syntax) when posting code/data samples - I've edited your last post (for now). Does this (Googled) [link](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/finding-which-program-using-port-aix) help? (I see I could use Google as well as @MadeInGermany - that's encouraging) ---
**Author:** ![big123456](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/big123456/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@big123456](https://community.unix.com/u/big123456)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/which-port-is-used/379420/11 "2020-08-05T17:07:40Z")
Thanks. I don't understand what you mean by " please start using ...". I will take a look at that link. Regards.