Why "curl http://localhost" command is failing?

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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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