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. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
