short answer, you don't have a dns entry for that name. you need to have it in /etc/hosts or resolveable from the /etc/resolv.conf file so it can find its ip address
try pinging hugo.paed.uni-muenchen.de and seeing if it can find itsself On Monday 03 March 2003 11:38, Sven Garbade wrote: > Hi list, > > the professional ftp server isn't working since some days. The demon > exits with the following error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/init.d/proftpd start > Starting professional ftp daemon: hugo.paed.uni-muenchen.de - Fatal: unable > to determine IP address of 'hugo.paed.uni-muenchen.de'. > > I've got no idea why, it runs for several month before. The problem > occurs after I rearranged my hard disk partitions. The copmputer is > running the testing distribution and has a permanent IP adress, all > other network stuff run without problems. > > Thanks for any hints, > Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]