[pkg-bacula-devel] Bug#742914: bacula-common: bsmtp: bsmtp.c:377 Fatal gethostbyname for myself failed "backup.DOMAIN.TLD": ERR=Success

[Raoul Bhatia]

Package: bacula-common
Version: 5.2.6+dfsg-9
Severity: important


> # /usr/sbin/bsmtp -h backup -f "(Bacula) <root>" -s "Bacula: Backup OK of backup-fd Full" root
> bsmtp: bsmtp.c:377 Fatal gethostbyname for myself failed "backup.DOMAIN.TLD": ERR=Success

This happens on an IPv6 only host.

The current workaround is to add "backup.DOMAIN.TLD" to /etc/hosts, e.g.
+ 127.0.1.1       backup.DOMAIN.TLD

I think this problem might be solved with a more recent Bacula version.

Cheers,
Raoul
PS. I'm actually using Ubuntu but as Ubuntu syncs Bacula from the
Debian repository, I'm also filing this bug here.

Filed for Ubuntu as
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bacula/+bug/1299249
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