SUSEConnect error: SocketError: getaddrinfo: Name or service not known
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Situation
SUSEConnect error: SocketError: getaddrinfo: Name or service not known
Resolution
- The machine can't reach a DNS server to resolve the name to IP
- The DNS server cannot resolve the hostname
Resolution:
Make sure a DNS server is setup for this machine and it can resolve the hostname of scc.suse.com as well as updates.suse.com.
Cause
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- Document ID:7016105
- Creation Date: 27-Jan-2015
- Modified Date:03-Mar-2020
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- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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