error: couldn't connect to server I did a web search before posting, but none of the similar topics shed any light on my problem.

This is the command I'm using to start bitcoind:

./bin/32/bitcoind -datadir=/somedir -daemon


This is the contents of my bitcoin.conf, which is located in /somedir (of course):

server=1
rpcuser=some_user
rpcpassword=some_password
rpcport=8332
rpctimeout=60


Here are the results of netstat --ip -lpan | grep bitcoin

tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:8332          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      24203/bitcoind  
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8333            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      24203/bitcoind


Then I attempt to send a commend to the bitcoind using:

./bin/32/bitcoind -datadir=/somedir getinfo


Result

error: couldn't connect to server


I'm probably missing something simple and obvious, but what?
This happens usually when your server isn't yet fully loaded, i.e. the executable/binary is started, but is still busy processing (I think loading the wallet and a vital part of the block chain necessary for most basic RPC commands, although I'm not sure). This could take, depending on your wallet size and processing speed, from a few seconds to several minutes in general.

If that doesn't work please comment!