Fedora core 4

**hassanLinux** · 09-03-2005

Hello

i have just installed Fedora core 4 today. i am currently using the GNOME desktop.
my problem is when i login as root or as any other user an error reports pops up
saying: "Could not look up internet address for localhost.localdomain. This will
prevent GNOME from operating correctly. It may be possible to correct the problem
by adding localhost.localdomain to the file /etc/hosts."

so as the report says, i have tried to modify the /etc/hosts but there are couple
of hosts files with same name but different date. However i have tried wisth
'host.c' and hosts files and added this string "localhost.localdomain" but that
didn't solved the problem.

no please tell me how to solve...

Thanks...

**sether** · 09-03-2005

Add localhost.localdomain to the end of the line(s) that list the hostname(s) for the local machine. For example, if this is in /etc/hosts:

Code:

127.0.0.1     foo.bar     foo

Then make it

Code:

127.0.0.1     foo.bar     foo     localhost.localdomain     localhost

**hassanLinux** · 09-04-2005

hey i already have one of the host files having these line...so i dont have to add this line again. but still it gives me the same problem...

can you tell me that hosts file's extension?

for you help i am giving the code of my hosts file:

Code:

127.0.0.1		localhost.localdomain localhost

this file have the extension hosts.bak

another file is hosts.allow is like:

Code:

#
# hosts.allow	This file describes the names of the hosts which are
#		allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
#		by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#

Next one is hosts.conf like:

Code:

order hosts,bind

another one

Code:

#
# hosts.deny	This file describes the names of the hosts which are
#		*not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
#		by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#
# The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that
# the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow.  In particular
# you should know that NFS uses portmap!

Another one is also says hosts.conf with same name and

Code:

localhost.localdomain

now tell me how to do?

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