There were 12 warnings (use warnings() to see them) Error in socketConnection("localhost", port = port, server = TRUE, blocking = TRUE, : cannot open the connection Calls: RegCluster ... makePSOCKcluster -> newPSOCKnode -> socketConnection In addition: Warning message: In socketConnection("localhost", port = port, server = TRUE, blocking = TRUE, : port 11526 cannot be opened Execution halted