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Fail to start proftpd

Hi folks,

CentOS 4.4 amd64

# /etc/init.d/proftpd start

Code:

Starting proftpd: - getaddrinfo 'host.satimis.com' error: Name or service not known



- warning: unable to determine IP address of 'host.satimis.com'

- error: no valid servers configured

- Fatal: error processing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf'

                                                                        [FAILED]

Pls advise how to fix it. TIA

B.R.
satimis

Is host.satimis.com listed in your /etc/hosts file with a valid IP address?

"Frequently Asked Questions

"Question: Why do I see the following when my proftpd starts up?

getaddrinfo 'hostname' error: No address associated with hostname
warning: unable to determine IP address of 'hostname'

Answer: This error is ProFTPD's way of reporting that it was unsuccessful in resolving hostname to an IP address. Fixing this is a matter of configuring DNS for that hostname: properly set up an IP address for that DNS name in your DNS server, use a DNS name that has an IP address, or (as a quick fix/last resort) add that DNS name to your /etc/hosts file. The proper solution depends largely on the circumstances."
http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/doc...HOWTO-DNS.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsdunix

Is host.satimis.com listed in your /etc/hosts file with a valid IP address?

No.

I got it fixed by editing /etc/hosts as follow;

# cat /etc/hosts

Code:

127.0.0.1      host.satimis.com  host

...

proftpd started

Tks

B.R.
satimis