Re: Host Name Problem

["Billie H. Cleek" <cleek csc smsu edu>]

With RedHat /etc/HOSTNAME contains the hostname, but changing the value in
this file won't be permanent. RedHat actually sets the value in this file
at bootup based on a different file ( I forget which one ). If you want to
change your hostname use the `hostname` command.

Cleek

On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Wandered Inn wrote:

> David McGlone wrote:
> > 
> > I wasn't intending on starting a flame war here, I intended to help out
> > and as far as /etc/host goes, I accidently made a typo and forgot the "S"
> > and I do have both files /etc/host"s" and /etc/HOSTNAME. There's no need
> > to jump my case because I forgot to put an "s" on /etc/host.
> 
> My concern here is that there was information provided that I thought
> was incorrect.  For a newby, this can be quite disconcerting and a real
> turn off.  I don't want anyone to get turned off of Linux because they
> can't get something to work, particularily if they have received wrong
> information.
> 
> I know for a fact that the /etc/HOSTNAME file should not contain a user
> id in conjuction with a host name.  I questioned the use of this
> approach in the /etc/hosts file as I'd not seen it before, but was
> willing to admit it was something I was not aware of.
> 
> No flames, but we all need to be careful when providing info, in order
> to insure we help rather than make things worse.
> 
> Have a great New Year.
> 
> > 
> > David M.
> > 
> > AIM: Dmcg295308
> > 
> > ICQ #: 96210352
> > 
> > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Wandered Inn wrote:
> > 
> > > David McGlone wrote:
> > > >
> > > > here's what my /etc/host file looks like:
> > > >
> > > > 127.0.0.1 Ameritech.net dmcglone
> > >
> > > This is NOT correct.  You've got your local loop pointing to your ISP.
> > >
> > > I think you need to do a bit more research.  I've never heard of an
> > > /etc/host file.  I do have an /etc/HOSTNAME, but it does not contain a
> > > user name, and it should not.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > David M.
> > > >
> > > > AIM: Dmcg295308
> > > >
> > > > ICQ #: 96210352
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, David McGlone wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > if you noticed the error message he is getting states "try adding
> > > > > h24....(his IP) to the file /etc/host", when I first started using Gnome,
> > > > > I had the same problem, I added the info in my /etc/host and /etc/HOSTNAME
> > > > > file and viola, no more error message, and upon reboot, my username domain
> > > > > showed up on the login screen. If you don't have an /etc/host or
> > > > > /etc/HOSTNAME file then maybe your distro doesent use it, but his does,
> > > > > for the fact the error message said so.
> > > > >
> > > > > David M.
> > > > >
> > > > > AIM: Dmcg295308
> > > > >
> > > > > ICQ #: 96210352
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > esoteric denali atlnet com (2000-12-30 at 2046.11 -0500):
> > > > > > > > you need to add the name you are using for your ISP into /etc/host then,
> > > > > > > > for example my ISP is Ameritech.net, my user name is Dmcglone, therefore I
> > > > > > > > add Dmcglone ameritech net to the /etc/host file, replacing the
> > > > > > > > "localhost.localdomain. You may have to do the same thing to the file
> > > > > > > > /etc/HOSTNAME. That should
> > > > > > > > do the trick, but I am using Red Hat, so the distro's may varay slightly.
> > > > > > > This is a new one to me.  I've never heard of adding a user id to the
> > > > > > > /etc/hosts file.  Anyone else?  I'd be glad to learn something here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > First time I heard it too. And I do not have /etc/host, I have hosts,
> > > > > > host.conf, host.allow and host.deny, but not just host.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > GSR
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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