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Why do I get an error message like Can lookup hostname at miniserv.pl line 169 when starting or installing Webmin?

April 26, 2017Error hostname line lookup message Webmin

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Why do I get an error message like Can lookup hostname at miniserv.pl line 169 when starting or installing Webmin?

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This can happen if your system’s hostname (displayed by the hostname command) does not have an IP address associated with it in the DNS or in the /etc/hosts file. The solutions are to either update /etc/hosts with the correct IP address for your server (or 127.0.0.1 if you are not on a network), or to edit the file /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf and remove the line syslog=1. You will then be able to start Webmin with the command /etc/webmin/start. Upgrading to Webmin 0.990 or above will also solve this problem.