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Hello guys



When I run



sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf



I get this error :



sudo unable to resolve host localhost.localdomain



I'm trying to set DefaultRoot to /var/wwwas per the following screenshots.



nano_screenshot



When I press CTRl + X then write Y and press enter,/kbd> it give me this error



errors_screenshot



Can someone please tell me how to resolve this problem?










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  • what does /etc/hosts contains ?
    – nux
    Jan 28 '14 at 21:57










  • Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:27












  • Hello sir , it contains
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:50










  • 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:51

















up vote
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Hello guys



When I run



sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf



I get this error :



sudo unable to resolve host localhost.localdomain



I'm trying to set DefaultRoot to /var/wwwas per the following screenshots.



nano_screenshot



When I press CTRl + X then write Y and press enter,/kbd> it give me this error



errors_screenshot



Can someone please tell me how to resolve this problem?










share|improve this question
























  • what does /etc/hosts contains ?
    – nux
    Jan 28 '14 at 21:57










  • Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:27












  • Hello sir , it contains
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:50










  • 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:51















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Hello guys



When I run



sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf



I get this error :



sudo unable to resolve host localhost.localdomain



I'm trying to set DefaultRoot to /var/wwwas per the following screenshots.



nano_screenshot



When I press CTRl + X then write Y and press enter,/kbd> it give me this error



errors_screenshot



Can someone please tell me how to resolve this problem?










share|improve this question















Hello guys



When I run



sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf



I get this error :



sudo unable to resolve host localhost.localdomain



I'm trying to set DefaultRoot to /var/wwwas per the following screenshots.



nano_screenshot



When I press CTRl + X then write Y and press enter,/kbd> it give me this error



errors_screenshot



Can someone please tell me how to resolve this problem?







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  • what does /etc/hosts contains ?
    – nux
    Jan 28 '14 at 21:57










  • Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:27












  • Hello sir , it contains
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:50










  • 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:51




















  • what does /etc/hosts contains ?
    – nux
    Jan 28 '14 at 21:57










  • Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:27












  • Hello sir , it contains
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:50










  • 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
    – user241110
    Jan 29 '14 at 0:51


















what does /etc/hosts contains ?
– nux
Jan 28 '14 at 21:57




what does /etc/hosts contains ?
– nux
Jan 28 '14 at 21:57












Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:27






Please explain , did you mean my pc (windows 7) or on ths server because i'am running propdf on ubuntu 12.0.4 vps
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:27














Hello sir , it contains
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:50




Hello sir , it contains
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:50












127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:51






127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu12.pcsmarthosting.co.uk ubuntu12 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters @nux
– user241110
Jan 29 '14 at 0:51












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Edit your server hosts file (/etc/hosts). You are missing the domain. For example:



It probably has a line like:



127.0.0.1  localhost


Change it to:



127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain  localhost





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    Edit your server hosts file (/etc/hosts). You are missing the domain. For example:



    It probably has a line like:



    127.0.0.1  localhost


    Change it to:



    127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain  localhost





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      Edit your server hosts file (/etc/hosts). You are missing the domain. For example:



      It probably has a line like:



      127.0.0.1  localhost


      Change it to:



      127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain  localhost





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        up vote
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        Edit your server hosts file (/etc/hosts). You are missing the domain. For example:



        It probably has a line like:



        127.0.0.1  localhost


        Change it to:



        127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain  localhost





        share|improve this answer














        Edit your server hosts file (/etc/hosts). You are missing the domain. For example:



        It probably has a line like:



        127.0.0.1  localhost


        Change it to:



        127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain  localhost






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