Bug 83196 – firstboot had gethostbyaddr() errors

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Bug 83196 - firstboot had gethostbyaddr() errors

Summary:	firstboot had gethostbyaddr() errors

Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 82061

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	firstboot (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Brent Fox
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Reported:	2003-01-30 23:27 EST by Miroslav Krajca
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:38 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2006-02-21 13:51:31 EST
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Description Miroslav Krajca 2003-01-30 23:27:25 EST

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Description of problem:
Traceback (most recent call last): 
  File "/usr/share/firstboot/firstbootWindow.py", line 153, in __init__ 
    vbox, eventbox = module.launch() 
  File "/usr/share/firstboot/modules/date.py", line 75, in launch 
    self.setupScreen() 
  File "/usr/share/firstboot/modules/date.py", line 64, in setupScreen 
    self.datePage = date_gui.datePage(self.dateBackend) 
  File "/usr/share/redhat-config-date/date_gui.py", line 171, in __init__ 
    ntpServer = socket.gethostbyaddr(ntpServerIP)[0] 
TypeError: gethostbyaddr() argument 1 must be string, not None


Machine was booted in SMP kernel.
Type of machine:  Dual AMD Athlon MP
                  Tyan S2466-4M motherboard
                  1 gig Ram


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How reproducible:
Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. this only occured during the initial install.
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Additional info:

firstboot continued as normal afterwards

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-31 00:10:09 EST


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 82061 ***

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 13:51:31 EST

Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.

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