postfix obscureness

Quick technical note. This obscure message from Postfix:

postfix/local[3580]: fatal: gethostbyname: No such file or directory

can be fixed by ensuring your the local machine’s hostname is defined properly in /etc/hosts.

I see hundreds of people asking about this and nobody with a clear answer. Go postfix.

Comments

marc says:

Hi Thanks, I was really puzzled and did not find good answers.

Andy says:

Saved another one, thanks.

john says:

I’m so glad this is helping people. yay!

Philipp says:

Yeah, thanks a lot!

Satchell says:

At last! Someone who undsertands! Thanks for posting!

Michael says:

Did help me too! Thanks a lot!

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