From ee52365e88d0afead00ea2172c1081cd1a9c79b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Breunig Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:20:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add FAQ entry for "tcp lookup no such host" - fixes #683 --- docs/content/faq.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/faq.md b/docs/content/faq.md index 238cc3e41..1187e75de 100644 --- a/docs/content/faq.md +++ b/docs/content/faq.md @@ -146,3 +146,18 @@ hasn't got the Microsoft Office suite installed. The easiest way to fix is to install the Word viewer and the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 and later versions' file formats + +### tcp lookup some.domain.com no such host ### + +This happens when rclone cannot resolve a domain. Please check that +your DNS setup is generally working, e.g. + +``` +# both should print a long list of possible IP addresses +dig www.googleapis.com # resolve using your default DNS +dig www.googleapis.com @8.8.8.8 # resolve with Google's DNS server +``` + +If you are using `systemd-resolved` (default on Arch Linux), ensure it +is at version 233 or higher. Previous releases contain a bug which +causes not all domains to be resolved properly.