Apache won't start (missing host name)

[XBoxgeek]

Hi Guys,

I have followed the tutorial for instaling Apache but it won't start.

My system was installed as follows (if it helps):-
Clean install of Gentoox Pro
emerge sync
Magic (updated everything, but did not install mplayer, kde, peeper or xvkbd.
emerge -u system
etc-update

after this all seemed fine. I can ssh in and look around as root & gentoox.

I then wanted to install Apache. I followed the tutorial, but when I type
"/etc/init.d/apache2 start "

it comes back and says:-
* Starting apache2...
apache2: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for serverName [!!]

If I type in hostname it comes back with Pro.localhost. I can still ssh in using 192.168.0.100

Any ideas where I went wrong or what I need to do to fix it?

Many thanks in advance.
XBoxgeek

[XBoxgeek]

Okay I fixed it. Found the answer on the Gentoo forum. Still not sure what I did wrong

XBoxgeek

[dr_flubber]

Hi Guys,

I have followed the tutorial for instaling Apache but it won't start.

My system was installed as follows (if it helps):-
Clean install of Gentoox Pro
emerge sync
Magic (updated everything, but did not install mplayer, kde, peeper or xvkbd.
emerge -u system
etc-update

after this all seemed fine. I can ssh in and look around as root & gentoox.

I then wanted to install Apache. I followed the tutorial, but when I type
"/etc/init.d/apache2 start "

it comes back and says:-
* Starting apache2...
apache2: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for serverName [!!]

If I type in hostname it comes back with Pro.localhost. I can still ssh in using 192.168.0.100

Any ideas where I went wrong or what I need to do to fix it?

Many thanks in advance.
XBoxgeek

Did you add 192.168.0.100 in your /etc/hosts file ?
What does nslookup Pro.localhost return ?