Why "curl http://localhost" command is failing?
Issue
When is used the command "# curl http://localhost" we get the error: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
> curl http://localhost
> curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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