Please see what I said in that thread: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.networking.rabbitmq.general/18295
The assertion that the hostname needs to resolve to 127.0.0.1 via /etc/hosts is untrue. The hostname needs to resolve to an IP address of the machine, via DNS or /etc/hosts or whatever. Note also that the OP in that thread eventually traced their problem to a firewall. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1199474 Title: rabbitmq fails to start unless /etc/hosts is set a specific way To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/1199474/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
