Re: sudo - unable to lookup host via gethostbyname()

[Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>]

On 24 Oct 2002, Shawn Lamson wrote:
> Hi all - 
> 
> I changed my hostname from callerio to callerio.piscat.nj and now when
> i 
> invoke "sudo" i get the followin message:
> slamson@callerio:~$ sudo -v
> sudo: unable to lookup callerio.piscat.nj via gethostbyname()
> 
> this follows across reboots, if however i echo "callerio" back into 
> /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
> I no longer get that message... after giving that message sudo
> continues to function normally, whatever hostname is set to.  Any idea
> what causes this?  
> 
> Shawn

Have you made the necessary change in /etc/hosts?

I've been caught in this way in the past.

AC

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