SUCCESS! I tried it both ways and both work. My /etc/hosts file looks like
this now. Finally I can print again. I know it says "do not remove", but I
thought I could edit it ;^D
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
127.0.0.1 baglady.mydomain.org baglady
My lpd starts and now looks like this:
[root@baglady root]# /etc/init.d/lpd start
Starting lpd: [ OK ]
[root@baglady root]#
Thanks, fellas!
/mario
On Saturday 05 July 2003 00:51, you wrote:
> Not sure... But it looks like your /etc/hosts is at fault...
>
> it should read something like this:
>
> 127.0.0.1 baglady localhost
>
> That should fix it, one would think...
>
> Otherwise, you have no localhost address...
> That's why it says:
> "# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail."
>
> That should probably say "Do not remove the localhost part or the
> IP address otherwise nothing will be able to connect the the 'localhost'
> address. Lots of different applications need to do that." or something.
> ;)
>
>
> > My question...So what's the problem with lpd? Where is it getting this
> > localhost stuff? I've read the man pages but no go. Everytime lpd
> > starts, I _get_ the following:
> >
> > [root@baglady log]# /etc/init.d/lpd start
> > Starting lpd: 2003-07-04-18:31:12.250 baglady Get_local_host:
> > 'localhost' IP
> > address not available!
>
> [snip]
>
> > Running cat /etc/hosts
> >
> > [root@baglady log]# cat /etc/hosts
> > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> > # that require network functionality will fail.
> > 127.0.0.1 baglady
>
>
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