mod_unique_id: unable to gethostbyname

error after installing apache 1.3.27

[mikel4u]

when i tried to start apache i get this error in webmin:
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

when i check the error log i get this:

[alert] mod_unique_id: unable to hostbyname("phoenix")

any guess will help.

thanks.

Mikel.

[jdMorgan]

Don't guess or accept guesses, search! :)

"mod_unique_id: unable to get hostbyname" [google.com]

Jim

[mikel4u]

jd i already check the hostname in the hosts file like all the links in google said but i still got the same error message in the error_log.

[alert] mod_unique_id: unable to get hostbyname ("phoenix")

i already read all the chapters in the apache guide.

[jdMorgan]

Well, it's possible your server does not allow reverse-DNS lookups, so you cannot refer to hosts by name, but only by IP address. I don't know much about what you are trying to do, so if this does not make sense, ignore it. :)

Jim

[mikel4u]

Jim, it's a simple plain web server only to my MAN for the monitoring aplication. I guess it's an OS issue (solaris 9) cause i check and my server cannot resolve it's own name i mean when i ping phoenix from it's own terminal i get : unknown host
but when i ping phoenix from other of my servers i get : phoenix is alive.

the hosts file it's ok so i don't know what could be the problem or how do i search for it.

thanks again.