# [LOGIN_LOCAL_HOSTNAME](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=LOGIN_LOCAL_HOSTNAME)

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Unable to retrieve local hostname: <variable>error-message</variable>
- **Help**: The login could not get the host name
- **Description**: The login process was unable to retrieve the local host name.
- **Type**: SNO: Should Not Occur
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: An internal software failure occurred.
- **Action**: -
- **Attributes**: error-message
- **Facility**: LOG_AUTH

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=LOGIN_LOCAL_HOSTNAME&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=LOGIN_LOCAL_HOSTNAME&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)