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Oracle Linux: Warning: /etc/hosts.allow, Line 3: Host Name/name Mismatch in /var/log/messages and/or systemctl status (Doc ID 2750904.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 27, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Messages appeared in /var/log/messages and/or when running systemctl status rpcbind.service

Dec 17 08:56:46 hostname rpcbind[11156]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 3: host name/name mismatch: localhost.localdomain != localhost
Dec 17 08:56:46 hostname rpcbind[64628]: connect from 127.0.0.1 to getport/addr(portmapper): request from unauthorized host
Dec 17 08:56:59 hostname rpcbind[11156]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 3: host name/name mismatch: localhost.localdomain != localhost
Dec 17 08:56:59 hostname rpcbind[68778]: connect from 127.0.0.1 to dump(): request from unauthorized host

Changes

N/A

Cause

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