Mike Dwiggins wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Mike Dwiggins wrote: >> >> >>> Trying to start from usr/sbin/proftpd I egt >>> >>> - warning: unable to determine IP address of 'laptop.localnet' >>> -error: no valid servers configured >>> -Fatal: error orocessing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf' >>> >>> and there is nothing in /var/log/messages. That is whats bugging me, >>> should that not reflect in the system messages file? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Well, there then is the problem. >> >> "unable to determine IP address of 'laptop.localnet' " >> >> doesn't have an IP address associated with it. I'm assuming that >> "hostname" returns I wouldn't worry at this point about messages not >> appearing in /var/log/messages. >> >> If I change my hostname I get the same error as you do.... >> >> [root@f12 ~]# hostname f17.greshko.com >> [root@f12 ~]# hostname >> f17.greshko.com >> >> [root@f12 ~]# /usr/sbin/proftpd >> - warning: unable to determine IP address of 'f17.greshko.com' >> - error: no valid servers configured >> - Fatal: error processing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf' >> >> But then.... >> >> [root@f12 ~]# hostname f12.greshko.com >> [root@f12 ~]# hostname >> f12.greshko.com >> [root@f12 ~]# service proftpd start >> Starting proftpd: [ OK ] >> >> So, it is most likely that 'laptop.localnet' does not exist in your >> /etc/hosts file. >> >> Ed >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Tried that trick with the same results on my end. Even tried changing > the machine ID to end with .com and the same happened. I am wondering > if it has to do with this machine being DHCP client vice static address. > > I will try that tonight when the rest of the house goes to bed. > > OK.... Now that it is actually morning I was able to try one more thing that should fix your problem.... edit your /etc/hosts file and add laptop.localnet to the line starting with 127.0.0.1 -- Never be led astray onto the path of virtue.
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