Hi:
Whenever I log into Webhost Manager (WHM), I get a popup window indicating:

"Hostname A Entry Missing!
The server was unable to lookup an A entry for its hostname (server1.mydomain.com). This is generally because the entry was never added. However this could also be the result of your nameserver(s) being down. If you would like to attempt to automaticlly add the entry, click here"

Can someone explain what exactly Hostname A entry is and is used for, and whether the message is something I should take seriously? According to my web host it should be a fluke, as the nameservers are supposedly set up already in WHM (ie: ns1.mydomain.com, ns2.mydomain.com)

Thanks,

I think it may be referring to the A record for your server.

Hi Jay.
Thanks. Anyone care to elaborate a bit more on that? :D

If your domain is xanadu.com and you want to call your server [hostname] kubla.xanadu.com then you should create

kubla A ip.of.your.server

in your DNS of xanadu.com

You can do it through WHM-> Edit DNS zone