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related to sudo command

Asked by RAHUL JHA

after using sudo command it is shown that
"sudo: unable to resolve host"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-31-generic-pae 3.2.0-31.50
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC270 Analog [ALC270 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: rahuljha 1651 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: rahuljha 1651 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc2600000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0270,103c3672,00100100 HDA:80862805,103c3672,00100000'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Thu Oct 11 22:38:42 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=dcc23af4-94b7-4604-9844-a10da2332586
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP 630 Notebook PC
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=de0c2983-68a5-4b18-8151-84f339a66cdd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-31-generic-pae N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-31-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.1
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rts_pstor mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.33
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3672
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 23.48
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.33:bd12/13/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHP630NotebookPC:pvr058A100000004C10002600000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3672:rvr23.48:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP 630 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 058A100000004C10002600000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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RAHUL JHA (jharahulkumar12) said : 		#1
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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#2

Look the 2 files

cat /etc/hosts

cat /etc/hostname

Then name inside the hostname must BE THE SAME as the name inside /hosts next to 127.0.1.1 (second entry)

If you don't know how to change it , give the results of above commands here

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