Subject: proftp & host name problems
From: Robert J. Bloemeke (bloemeke@mac.com)
Date: Sat Nov 17 2001 - 07:48:44 MST
Hello,
I seem to be having trouble with proftpd. When trying to run it, I get this
message:
zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp - Fatal: unable to determine IP address of
'zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp'.
zaqd38760a5 is the user name given to me by my ISP here in Japan. My
YellowDog Linux 2.1 iMac is hooked up directly to the dynamic IP address
given to me by this provider. This name also appears in the prompt in the
command line interface.
Also, when I shutdown, one of the messages that scrolls down the screen
before shuting down is this one: "Can't get host name. Your system is
severely misconfigured" I can't understand how the system could be
"severely" misconfigured, since I have done little if any changing of
configuration files since I installed the system a week ago. The only
changes I made were minor things via webmin. But nothing that I recall
having to do with a "host name". I get a similar host name error message for
a split second when I startx after logging on. (Nevertheless, X seems to
boot with no problems.)
Can anybody shed some light on how I can get proftpd working? And/or what
the cause/meaning of the host name error messages might be?
Thanks in advance,
Robert
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