license is expired, refusing to run

[sbz]

After I change server hostname cannot login using directadmin

I receive the message:

License check failure See the Debug Guide​

Reason: request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving
Current Server Time: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:19:18 CEST

errortaskq.log:
2022:04:11-10:26:01: [fatal] license is expired, refusing to run
2022:04:11-10:27:01: [fatal] license is expired, refusing to run
2022:04:11-10:28:01: [fatal] license is expired, refusing to run

journalctl -u directadmin -n 100 --no-pager
Apr 11 10:23:04 server.e-damianakis.gr directadmin[2783257]: 2022/04/11 10:23:04 error license check failure error=request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving
Apr 11 10:24:04 server.e-damianakis.gr directadmin[2783257]: 2022/04/11 10:24:04 error license check failure error=request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving
Apr 11 10:25:04 server.e-damianakis.gr directadmin[2783257]: 2022/04/11 10:25:04 error license check failure error=request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving
Apr 11 10:26:04 server.e-damianakis.gr directadmin[2783257]: 2022/04/11 10:26:04 error license check failure error=request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving

 

[factor]

Try

/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/getLicense.sh auto

You can get your license here
Please check you license key in Client Account Area.

Read this to.

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[sbz]

Thank you

Problem solved
I use also the command
/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/hostname.sh server.XXXXXXX.com xx.xx.xx.xx
to fix server's hostname
and I add to resolv.conf google dns

 

[visualwebtechno]

Hello

i've also same issue

Could you help us to solve

 

[samuelmf]

Thank you

Problem solved
I use also the command
/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/hostname.sh server.XXXXXXX.com xx.xx.xx.xx
to fix server's hostname
and I add to resolv.conf google dns

Worked Like Charm!

 

[indiankesh]

Facing the same issue, any idea how can this be solved i tried the above solution as well but still no luck.
TIA

 

[indiankesh]

License check failure See the Debug Guide
Reason: request failed: Post "https://licensing.directadmin.com/start": dial tcp: lookup licensing.directadmin.com on [::1]:53: server misbehaving

 

[zEitEr]

You might update /etc/resolv.conf as suggested above.

- https://docs.directadmin.com/other-...tml#testing-your-dns-ips-from-etc-resolv-conf

 

[indiankesh]

Hi

You might update /etc/resolv.conf as suggested above.

- https://docs.directadmin.com/other-...tml#testing-your-dns-ips-from-etc-resolv-conf

thanks for the reply, i added the below lines to /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

restarted directadmin service , now the previous error message is gone and i am seeing another error Reason: permanent license check failure: invalid license key.

 

[Active8]

permanent license check failure: invalid license key.

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