Re: proftpd startup error ipv6 getaddressinfo

[David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il>]

On Thursday 01 June 2006 15:41, Raymond A. Meijer wrote:
> On Sun 28 May 2006 20:50, David Baron wrote:
> > Now I get an error ipv6 getaddressinfo. It is testing my "machine name"
> > and finds no such address or service.
> >
> > I was not able to find and config file requesting such with my machine
> > name. This is occuring before the internet connection is actiive but dns
> > would have nothing to offer here.
> >
> > How to fix?
>
> You have to add some IPv6 host entries to /etc/hosts as explained
>
> in /usr/share/doc/proftpd/README.Debian:
> ::1                     ip6-localhost    ip6-loopback             <hostname> 
ffff::<ip address>    <hostname>       <hostname.domain.com>
>
Thanks

first ::1 line was there without a host name. Put in my machine name. May be 
OK (though it is now a "legal" host name--has _.)