@@ -732,6 +732,24 @@ function set_systemd_override {

     sudo systemctl daemon-reload

 }

+# Get a random port from the local port range

+#

+# This function returns an available port in the local port range. The search

+# order is not truly random, but should be considered a random value by the

+# user because it depends on the state of your local system.

+function get_random_port {

+    read lower_port upper_port < /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range

+    while true; do

+        for (( port = upper_port ; port >= lower_port ; port-- )); do

+            sudo lsof -i ":$port" &> /dev/null

+            if [[ $? > 0 ]] ; then

+                break 2

+            fi

+        done

+    done

+    echo $port

+}

+

 # Restore xtrace

 $_XTRACE_FUNCTIONS