Missing hosts entry after software update

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Hi Local,

I have been using your software for the last fortnight and it has been working great. However after a recent Mac OS software update, I am receiving the missing hosts entry error. I have followed the ‘fix it’ step that local provides giving the app administrator permissions to update but nothing changes. I only have one site so it doesn’t seem to be the same issue that others are facing with their second site.

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The contents of my hosts file (I am not using any external host management apps)

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1	localhost
255.255.255.255	broadcasthost
::1             localhost

I can make the change manually but thought should be reported.

Thanks,
Chris

2

Hey Chris,

Does this issue persist after restart the application (sorry, it’s worth asking :smile:)?

If so, can you try clicking Fix It then immediately go to Help » Reveal Local’s Log and provide the most recent log entries?

3

Hi Clay,

No problem - Yes it persists both after restarting the application and the computer.

Here are the logs after using fix it

Dec 19, 2016, 11:52 PM GMT - info: [main/hosts-helper] hostsHelper: maybeUpdate
Dec 19, 2016, 11:52 PM GMT - info: [main/hosts-helper] hostsHelper: Updating hosts
Dec 19, 2016, 11:52 PM GMT - info: [main/hosts-helper] hostsHelper: Updating hosts with ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "/private/var/folders/4r/0jqyxv352_541gmgbkpcn0yr0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/E226918A-4509-4AA0-BADE-6A50B4EFBD10/d/Local by Flywheel.app/Contents/MacOS/Local by Flywheel" "/private/var/folders/4r/0jqyxv352_541gmgbkpcn0yr0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/E226918A-4509-4AA0-BADE-6A50B4EFBD10/d/Local by Flywheel.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/main/provisioning/update-hosts.js"  chrisdalley.dev
Dec 19, 2016, 11:53 PM GMT - info: [main/hosts-helper] hostsHelper: Updated hosts.
4

Wow, that’s weird application path.

Can you try quitting Local and then move Local by Flywheel.app to /Applications and try running it from there?

5

Hi Clay,

Moved the app and still didn’t work initially but after restarting the computer, the app ‘fix it’ feature worked fine.

Thanks for the help, quick replies and great app!

Chris

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