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From: Alexander Skwar <listen@alexander.skwar.name>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Re: What is up with the new "domainname" situation?
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:05:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4548605.OUdsxlxJtQ@m-id.message-center.info> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 450D8B18.8010706@veldy.net

· Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@veldy.net>:

> Alexander Skwar wrote:
>> Actually, I find it quite clear. The documentation states what needs to be
>> done and it states, what the commands return. It seems, that you've used
>> the wrong command.
>>
>>   
> Following all instructions results in the console login prompt looking 
> something like this:
> 
> Linux version(hostname.unknown_domain)
> 
> Which looks ludicrous ...

Yes. It kind of luck like, as if the admin hasn't properly configured
the system.

On my system, I've got in /etc/issue:

This is \n.\O (\s \m \r) \t

"man getty" will show what this does.

I get the impression, that there's not "not enough" documentation,
but maybe *too* *much*?

Alexander Skwar
-- 
I would gladly raise my voice in praise of women, only they won't let me
raise my voice.
                -- Winkle


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-09-17 19:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-09-17  4:30 [gentoo-user] What is up with the new "domainname" situation? Thomas T. Veldhouse
2006-09-17  5:50 ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
2006-09-17  8:21   ` Neil Bothwick
2006-09-17  9:05     ` Alexander Skwar
     [not found]       ` <20060917102431.76c4dbba@krikkit.digimed.co.uk>
2006-09-17  9:49         ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
2006-09-17 11:45     ` [gentoo-user] " Mick
2006-09-17 12:43       ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
2006-09-17 13:48         ` Mick
2006-09-17 14:45           ` Kevin O'Gorman
2006-09-17 16:59             ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
2006-09-17 17:35               ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2006-09-17 19:02                 ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
     [not found]               ` <450D8B18.8010706@veldy.net>
2006-09-17 19:05                 ` Alexander Skwar [this message]
2006-09-17 19:36                 ` [gentoo-user] " Drew
2006-09-17 16:19           ` [gentoo-user] " Timothy A. Holmes
2006-09-17 17:30             ` Richard Fish
     [not found]           ` <450D88F6.1080508@veldy.net>
2006-09-17 19:02             ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar
2006-09-18 12:47               ` Mick
2006-09-18 13:17                 ` Neil Bothwick
2006-09-18 20:12                   ` Mick
2006-09-19  8:35                     ` Neil Bothwick
2006-09-19 12:51                       ` Thomas T. Veldhouse
2006-09-19 20:06                         ` Mick
2006-09-24 10:31                         ` Mick
2006-09-17 23:15           ` [gentoo-user] " Ryan Tandy
2006-09-18 15:35             ` Sigi Schwartz
2006-09-18 16:29               ` Ryan Tandy
     [not found]       ` <87hcz6u2cz.fsf@newsguy.com>
2006-09-17 12:45         ` [gentoo-user] " Alexander Skwar

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