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  3. Error: 999999: mpt_get_dot_address: warning: mac -> 127.0.0.1. Check your system network configuration! You receive this error when trying to launch Fluent in parallel.

Error: 999999: mpt_get_dot_address: warning: mac -> 127.0.0.1. Check your system network configuration! You receive this error when trying to launch Fluent in parallel.

Tagged: 17.1, error, fluent, FLUENT - SYS, HPC/Parallel, Installation/Licensing/Systems, mpt, N/A
    • January 25, 2023 at 7:28 am
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      Some things to check 1. Verify your hostname Open up a terminal window and type: hostname 2. ping hostname 3. Verify the IP Address You can verify the IP Address by typing: ip addr show To show the IP address for eth0 you can type: ip addr show eth0 or /sbin/ifconfig -a and nslookup hostname.domain.com 4. Once verified check that the hostname value returned matches the IP address in the /etc/hosts file. 5. You might need to edit the /etc/nsswitch.conf file: On the “hosts:” line, make sure “dns” is before “files”

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