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@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ sudo hostnamectl set-hostname YOURHOSTNAME
 sudo reboot
 ```
 
+If you are running CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 16.04 and don't have hame resolution ensure you hosts file looks like this:
+
+```
+127.0.0.1   hybridhunter hybridhunter.localdomain localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
+::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
+```  
+It is imperative that hostname.localdomain is included in this hosts entry for the install to complete properly.
+
+
 ### Installation
 
 Once you resolve those requirements or are using Ubuntu 16.04 do the following: