Doh! That's right. Damn, I forgot the /etc/hosts entry. Thanks, -Charlie On Wed 22 Aug at 14:11:19 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > On Wednesday, Aug 22, 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Say you've got a machine that's been up for an extended period of time > > and during that period of time, you change the hostname of that machine. > > No worries, simple enough, but further along the line, when you make > > some changes to apache and restart that service, it fails. (And there's > > nothing in the logs explaining why, which is incredibly frustrating!) > > > > Thinking of what could've changed since the last time apache was > > started, if you change your hostname back to what it was back in the day > > and give the restart another go, it's all good. > > > > Actually, I just noticed the same thing on my workstation in relation to > > X. With the old hostname, X won't start (startx in runlevel 3), but as > > soon as I change it back to the old hostname, it's happy and X starts > > up. > > Both apache and X try to find your hostname's ip address on startup. > Chances are that you need to add the new hostname to /etc/hosts. > > -- > Paul Cox <paul at coxcentral dot com> > Kernel: 2.4.7-12.3mdk - Uptime: 1 day 14 hours 54 minutes. > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://wwww.mandrakestore.com -- GPG Key fingerprint = 4F36 EC4F 2F2C 5F59 9690 09E5 4C0F 9DB0 8623 53CE *** DO YOU HAVE A RESTLESS URGE TO PROGRAM? *** Do you want the instant respect that comes from being able to use technical terms that nobody understands? Do you want to strike fear and loathing into the hearts of DP managers everywhere? If so, then let the Famous Programmers' School lead you on... into the world of professional computer programming. *** IS PROGRAMMING FOR YOU? *** Programming is not for everyone. But, if you have the desire to learn, we can help you get started. All you need is the Famous Programmers' Course and enough money to keep those lessons coming month after month. *** TAKE OUR FREE APTITUDE TEST *** To help determine if you are qualified to be a programmer, take a moment to try this simple test: (1) Write down the numbers from zero to nine and the first six letters of the alphabet (Hint: 0123456789ABCDEF). (2) Whose picture is on the back of a twenty-dollar bill? (3) What is the state capital of Idaho? If you managed to read all three questions without wondering why we asked them, you may have a future as a computer programmer.
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