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BackupExec agent on Redhat 9 host does not register
Problem:
A freshly installed RH9 server was set up with the BackupExec agent (be_agnt.tar) but was unable to contact the backup server.
 
Solution:
The agent determines its own bind IP by resolving its hostname. By default, RH9 has an entry in /etc/hosts listing the loopback address (127.0.0.1) for the local host name.

Replace the broken entry with a proper localhost entry like this:
"127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost"
and then add a proper entry with the correct IP address.
Then restart the agent.
 
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