I just confirmed that rabbitmq-server in oneiric will start and stop with an unresolvable hostname, and handles hostname changes more gracefully ( though not perfectly, still working up a bug report on the quirk that the new mnesia changes have created ).
** Changed in: rabbitmq-server (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/653405 Title: rabbitmq-server fails to start if hostname is unresolvable or has changed since first starting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/653405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs