[SOLVED] Terminal shows "username@unknownc8f733a9cb03" not localhost

encrator · 2014-07-07 16:49:34

I would say about 75% of the time, I am not logged in as local host and instead @unknownc8f733a9cb0. On seemingly random times, it WILL log me in as localhost.

I first noticed this when Google Chrome / Chromium would refuse to open. I tried opening them in the terminal and got this error message:

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[25787:25787:0707/114022:ERROR:process_singleton_linux.cc(309)] The profile appears to be in use by another Chromium process (4311) on another computer (localhost).
 Chromium has locked the profile so that it doesn't get corrupted. If you are sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock the profile and relaunch Chromium.
[25787:25787:0707/114022:ERROR:simple_message_box_views.cc(208)] Unable to show a dialog outside the UI thread message loop: Chromium - 
The profile appears to be in use by another Chromium process (4311) on another computer (localhost). Chromium has locked the profile so that it doesn't get corrupted. 
If you are sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock the profile and relaunch Chromium.

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Chrome works on the (random) times I am localhost.

If it helps, the "@unknownc8f733a9cb0" started happening after accidentally deleting my Microsoft reserved Partition (another problem for another day...), but Chrome not starting up happened before that. I didn't think to try terminal until after I noticed "@unknownc8f733a9cb0"

P.S --> Newie, how do I get output code inside quote boxes. It's been a while since I've reviewed HTML tags, and <quote></quote> doesn't seem to work.

Last edited by encrator (2014-07-07 18:44:29)

alphaniner · 2014-07-07 17:19:41

Re: tags, see the page on BBCode. You'll want to use code tags for terminal output and such. Quote tags are for 'normal text' ie from other posts.

encrator · 2014-07-07 17:22:24

thank you, I've fixed it accordingly

karol · 2014-07-07 17:23:43

What's the output of 'hostnamectl'?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=181710

encrator · 2014-07-07 17:52:50

   Static hostname: n/a
Transient hostname: unknownc8f733a9cb03.attlocal.net
         Icon name: computer-laptop
           Chassis: laptop
        Machine ID: ee2069b445df403cb353e02809df2d77
           Boot ID: 77811237de14450789b8e94f45029140
  Operating System: Arch Linux
            Kernel: Linux 3.15.3-1-ARCH
      Architecture: x86-64

karol · 2014-07-07 18:12:53

Where are you setting your hostname? What's the output of

cat /etc/hostname

encrator · 2014-07-07 18:19:09

Sorry, here's the output of that:

cat: /etc/hostname: No such file or directory

If relevant, cat: /etc/hosts produces this:

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>	<hostname.domain.org>	<hostname>
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost
::1		localhost.localdomain	localhost

# End of file

jasonwryan · 2014-07-07 18:24:05

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … e#Hostname

ugjka · 2014-07-07 18:25:26

I think you forgot to set your hostname during install
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/beginners'_guide#Hostname

encrator · 2014-07-07 18:30:09

Thank you, I've set my hostname to laptop, I still get the error of being unable to open chromium though. The process is still being used by localhost.

EDIT:
I realized I should probablt delete the lock. Looking for that now

Last edited by encrator (2014-07-07 18:34:14)

ugjka · 2014-07-07 18:31:50

Did you reboot?

alphaniner · 2014-07-07 18:32:38

Did you reboot after writing your hostname to /etc/hostname ? Or at least log out and back in?

encrator · 2014-07-07 18:38:45

yes.

encrator · 2014-07-07 18:41:48

I found the path to the config file here (http://askubuntu.com/questions/476918/g … g-hostname)

rm rf worked, and chrome starts. Thank you everyone who helped. I'm still confused as to why my computer might randomly log in to localhost instead of my new hostname, but I'll see if that still happens.

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