Knowledgebase: Errors
Hostname Could Not Be Resolved
Posted by on 29 August 2012 07:54 AM
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You get a crazy email like this: IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email. Your hostname (server.domain.com) could not be resolved to an IP address. This means that /etc/hosts is not set up correctly, and/or there is no dns entry for server.domain.com. Please be sure that the contents of /etc/hosts are configured correctly, and also that there is a correct 'A' entry for the domain in the zone file. Some or all of these problems can be caused by /etc/resolv.conf being setup incorrectly. Please check that file if you believe everything else is correct. You may be able to automatically correct this problem by using the 'Add an A entry for your hostname' option under 'Dns Functions' in your Web Host Manager. The above simply means that no DNS record can be pulled for the hostname 'server.domain.com', this can be corrected this way: 1. Login to WHM as root Done! Please note that the "server" hostname can vary depending on what hostname do you have set, this guide assumes that it is "server.domain.com", while it may be different for you, following this guide will still help you correct the issue.
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