On Mon, 18 May 1998, Victoria Stanfield wrote:
> When I try to run xlock on my linux box, I get the following
> message:
>
> xlock: Can not get hostbyname
>
> I have asked this question before on the redhat list, but I don't believe
> I ever received an answer. I searched the archives at dejanews and found
> an answer in Italian but none in English. I need to lock this machine
> since it is at work. Can anyone clue me on where to look? I have looked
> at the /etc/hosts and /etc/host.conf but see nothing out of the ordinary.
>
> Have a good day!
> -Vicki
I had the same problem and the solution is quite subtile; start the
control-panel and check in the network configuration window if
the hostname of your computer is spelled EXACTLY the same at every
occurence, this seems to be case sensitive. Then you probably will
have to restart.
This solved it for me, I hope it helps you.
Regards,
Kurt.
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