From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GDVzM-0000W4-IN for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:44:00 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7H0fnjU029171; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:41:49 GMT Received: from ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.43]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7H0dnYr025626 for ; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:39:50 GMT Received: from [192.168.1.100] (cpe-68-201-116-137.gt.res.rr.com [68.201.116.137]) by ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7H0dl41023457 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:39:48 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <44E3BAD4.1030802@gt.rr.com> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:39:48 -0500 From: "Anthony E. Caudel" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060804) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to set domainname References: <44E37755.5010800@gt.rr.com> <44E37A3B.4060903@comcast.net> <44E39107.5050609@gt.rr.com> <44E3AEB8.3080608@infoave.net> In-Reply-To: <44E3AEB8.3080608@infoave.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Archives-Salt: b3a498c4-3d39-4e6a-b92d-0acff98ad5ce X-Archives-Hash: 34fb0b01116f16c80061abd5c90f9075 Phil Sexton wrote: > Anthony E Caudel wrote: >> Mike wrote: >> >>> Anthony E. Caudel wrote: >>> >>>> As of baselayout-1.12.4, the domainname init script is no longer used >>>> and the Gentoo Handbook no longer tells how to set the domainname. >>>> domainname now returns "(none)" >>>> >>>> /etc/conf.d/net.example talks about setting up dns_domain but if >>>> this is >>>> used, it overwrites /etc/resolv.conf. >>>> >>>> So how is the domainname now set? >>>> >>>> Tony >>> >>> /etc/hosts ? >> >> >> Well, perhaps. It is in my /etc/hosts. But domainname still returns >> (none) >> >> Tony > > You should stop using /etc/hostname and use /etc/conf.d/hostname > I don't use /etc/hostname and I DO use /etc/conf.d/hostname. What has this to do with the domainname? Are they both set there? Tony -- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list