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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Narendra Verma <na...@impetus.co.in> on 2008/04/30 08:44:03 UTC

[users@httpd] giving the problem to start httpd process.

Hi all,

My configuration like this :

<VirtualHost _default_:3080>
     .............
    ServerName impetus-887.impetus.co.in:3080
    ..............
</VirtualHost>

When I start ./apachectl start then it gives :

-bash-3.00$ ./apachectl start
Syntax error on line 410 of /export/home/qa_eng/Apache/install/Apache2.2.8/conf/httpd.conf:
Could not resolve address '255.255.255.255' -- check resolver configuration.
-bash-3.00$

But when I configure it like :

<VirtualHost impetus-887.impetus.co.in :3080>
     .............
    ServerName impetus-887.impetus.co.in:3080
    ..............
</VirtualHost>

Then it runs successfully.

So question is why this '_default_' option is taking '255.255.255.255' this address instead of real address of apache installation machine.

Any help?

Thanks Narendra

Re: [users@httpd] giving the problem to start httpd process.

Posted by Davide Bianchi <da...@onlyforfun.net>.

Narendra Verma wrote:
> Hi all,
> My configuration like this :
> <VirtualHost _default_:3080>
>     ServerName impetus-887.impetus.co.in:3080
> </VirtualHost>     

The server name should not contains any port number, is the serve NAME.

> Syntax error on line 410 of 
> /export/home/qa_eng/Apache/install/Apache2.2.8/conf/httpd.conf:
> 
> Could not resolve address '255.255.255.255' -- check resolver configuration.

Your ns library can't return a result for "what's my default hostname?" 
hence the error. Check in /etc/nsswitch.conf what you have for DNS, 
eventually, enable the DNS.

Davide

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