init: hostname main process (number) terminated with status 1

[Ihaveaproblem]

Hi to all, I upgraded ubuntu 9.10 64bit to 10.04 64bit and I have now this strange phrase that appears a bit after boot-grub choose:


init: hostname main process (number) terminated with status 1

Please, what means and how I can correct it?
Thank you
:confused:

[Ihaveaproblem]

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[DrAcid]

I have the same problem... Only I have just installed Lucid, got some updates... And now it's showing this...
Irritating and dangerous[?] little...thing...

Anybody?

[Ihaveaproblem]

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[Ihaveaproblem]

some idea?

[al_erola]

Yes, I am having this problem also with the same message. I also tried to upgrade instead of a clean install. I have to wait while some process recycles.

Can anyone help with at least how to debug this?

Thanks

[luceerose]

I started to get this message after I edited /etc/hosts & /etc/hostname
to change the name of my computer.
I was thinking it had something to do with the fact that I used Japanese characters in my new hostname.
The new hostname still shows up on login screen & works for networking purposes, so it hasn't caused any problems. Only that message on startup.

[Ihaveaproblem]

This alert seems innocuous for me too but, anyhow, I'd like understand why ubuntu writes on my monitor this sentence every boot and how to resolve it!
;)
Some expert can help us please?

[Ihaveaproblem]

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[markackerman8@gmail.com]

wow sooo many Questions and no answers. There must be a general answer.

Yes I have it too, innocuous but irritating... ideas?

Mark

[paze79]

Hi,

just got this fixed myself.

I think the problem started around a month ago when I changed my computer hostname.
-> /etc/hosts AND /etc/hostname

Now I removed character _ from the name and problem solved. Ubuntu launches without errors.

Check if you have special characters in your hostname.


paze79

[tahir.salfi]

Asslam-o-Alaikum
Dears i am also new to Ubuntu and i am using Ubutnu 10.04 LTS and i was facing same problem "init: hostname main process (number) terminated with status 1"
But now i have fix it with changing to some in my computer, i tell you how....
when i install ubuntu then give it my name "Tahir" and ubuntu installed with name of tahir@desktop on my computer.......
after some days i had changed my host name (tahir-desktop) to "Tahir Mahmood" then start to receiving on my log in "init: hostname main process (number) terminated with status 1"
Dears i have changed my host name "Tahir Mahmood" to "tahir-desktop" again....

Now i am not receiving that "init: hostname main process (number) terminated with status 1"


Tahir Mahmood:KS

[Wtwine]

Changing "_" to "-" in my computer hostname did the trick

Edit using gksudo gedit /etc/hostname