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Can't install Data Collector getting error "Error: Could not determine hostname"
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Article ID: 4394
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CA Infrastructure ManagementCA Performance Management - Usage and Administration
Issue/Introduction
Getting the error "Error: Could not determine hostname" when installing the data collector.
Cause
This error is caused when there there no an entry for the value returned from the hostname command in the /etc/hosts file.
Environment
CAPM 2.x +
Resolution
1. Run the hostname command
2. Edit the /etc/hosts file and make sure there is an entry or alias set for the systems I.P. address and the name retunred from the hostname command above.