bconsole: Error: bnet.c:779 gethostbyname() for host "server.example.com"

Situation:- when i run bconsole command (Bacula’s management Console) to connect, through me below error.

Connecting to Director server.example.com:9101
27-Jan 12:51 bconsole: Error: bnet.c:779 gethostbyname() for host "server.example.com" failed: ERR=Non-authoritative for host not found, or ServerFail.



Resolution:-

Go under /etc/bacula dir

their is a file with name bconsole.conf

edit it accordingly


[root@my1backup bacula]# cat bconsole.conf
#
# Bacula User Agent (or Console) Configuration File
#

Director {
Name = bacula-dir
DIRport = 9101
address = myhostname.com
Password = "**********"
}


Imp:- use can use IP as well but if u want to use FQDN then make sure, entry under /etc/hosts file as well

like this once

cat /etc/hosts

10.10.10.100 myhostname.com


After all this simply run bconsole and hit entre

# bconsole
Connecting to Director myhostname.com:9101
1000 OK: bacula-dir Version: 2.0.3 (06 March 2007)
Enter a period to cancel a command.
*


Working fine.