Re: httpd failed

[suman nandy <suman55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

just open the file /etc/hosts and add the following lines

127.0.0.1		localhost.localdomain

save the file and from the command line give the command httpd. you are
all set.
regards,
suman

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:

> Rajesh Fowkar proclaimed:
> > I have installed Red Hat Linux 6 from CHIP CD.
> > 
> > My problem is when I start linux the various services get started and while
> > starting httpd I get the following error :
> > 
> > Starting http:                                         [ failed ]
> > httpd:cannot determine local hostname
> > Use the Servername Directive to Set it manually.
> 
> 
> What does
> 
> $ hostname
> 
> tell you?  What do you have in /etc/hostname, /etc/hosts and
> /etc/resolv.conf ?
> 
> Looks like programs on your computer cannot determine the hostname.  Read
> the man page for hostname and set it (logged in as root).
> 
> > after this the machine boots as usual and while shutting down again I get the
> > following message :
> > 
> > shutting http                                           [failed]
> > This may be because the http service was not started properly while booting.
> 
> This is obvious.  httpd was not started.  So it was not possible to shut it
> down.
> 
> > Why is this happening ? What should I do to rectify it ?
> 
> Here are the contents of the relevant files in my case.  Change according
> to your particular setup.
> 
> $ cat /etc/hostname
> www
> 
> $ cat /etc/hosts
> 216.103.113.202         www.aunet.org   www
> 
> $ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> # PacBell Entries
> domain          aunet.org
> search          aunet.org pacbell.net pacbell.com
> nameserver      206.13.28.12
> nameserver      206.13.31.12
> nameserver      206.13.29.12
> 
> Thaths
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> 
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