No Such Host is Known Error in SOTI MobiControl SSO Integration

Publish Date: 25-Mar-2025 Last Modified Date: 16-May-2025 SOTI Identity
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Summary

The "No Such Host is Known" error in SOTI MobiControl occurs due to a misconfiguration when SOTI Identity has not been selected as the authentication option. The web console shows "Server Error" when logging in.

Related SOTI ONE Platform Products

SOTI Identity;SOTI MobiControl

Issue Description

When users attempt to access the SOTI MobiControl application through SOTI Identity (SSO solution), they may encounter an error on the SOTI MobiControl login screen.

The error message displayed on the MobiControl Login Screen

When investigating the Management Server logs, the error message No such host is known will appear. 

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* Exception: No such host is known *
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[SocketException: No such host is known]
   at System.Net.Dns.InternalGetHostByAddress(IPAddress address, Boolean includeIPv6)
   at System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(String hostNameOrAddress)
   at Soti.MobiControl.ManagementService.Framework.UserManager.GetIpAddressAndHostNameString(String address)
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Environment

Observed on: SOTI MobiControl 2024.1.2

Cause

The issue can observed with either or both of these configuration settings:

  • SOTI Identity has not been set as the primary authentication method in SOTI MobiControl.
  • SOTI MobiControl is still configured to use SOTI MobiControl authentication or third-party authentication, causing an authentication failure when attempting to login from the SOTI Identity server.

Issue Resolution

Reach out to SOTI Support for assistance to reconfigure the connection between SOTI Identity and SOTI MobiControl.

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