Thanks Jane, response is below: (I did this as an ordinary user and root, no change in response.)
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kindi:/home/iesahin/sges-v3/bin# ./asadmin create-domain --adminport 5858 domain2
Enter admin user name [Enter to accept default "admin" / no password]>
You do not have permission to use port 5858 for domain2. Try a different port number or login to a more privileged account.
CLI130 Could not create domain, domain2
Command create-domain failed.
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I also tried 9898 and 12345 for port number.
Best,
E.
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