ProFTP Glitch

[Ed Greshko]

Mike Dwiggins wrote:
> Ed Greshko wrote:
>   
>> Mike Dwiggins wrote:
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>>     
>>> 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 at f12 ~]# hostname f17.greshko.com
>> [root at f12 ~]# hostname
>> f17.greshko.com
>>
>> [root at 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 at f12 ~]# hostname f12.greshko.com
>> [root at f12 ~]# hostname
>> f12.greshko.com
>> [root at f12 ~]# service proftpd start
>> Starting proftpd:                                          [  OK  ]
>>
>> So, it is most likely that 'laptop.localnet' does not exist in your
>> /etc/hosts file.
>>
>> Ed
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> 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


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