[gentoo-user] Problem with hostname

[gentoo-user] Problem with hostname

[Mark Shields]

I first noticed this problem when the tightvnc server refused to
start, giving some errors about unknown token "(" and ")".  I then
noticed my prompt had changed from -- laeb mark#  -- to -- (none) mark
# .  A day or so prior I had moved the hostname and dnsdomainname from
their deprecated location to the new location, /etc/conf.d/.  Prior to
that I believe it was working fine.  I have since powered it down once
(moved it from one location to another).  Any ideas?  As for seeing
what the server prints out on screen before it gives a login prompt
(to see what FQDN it prints out), I'm unable to give that information
at the moment as I'm logged in at work via ssh.

- Mark Shields

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[gentoo-user] Re: Problem with hostname

[Mark Shields]

(none) mark # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname && cat /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname
laeb
laeb.dyndns.org
(none) mark #


On 7/30/05, Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com> wrote:
> I first noticed this problem when the tightvnc server refused to
> start, giving some errors about unknown token "(" and ")".  I then
> noticed my prompt had changed from -- laeb mark#  -- to -- (none) mark
> # .  A day or so prior I had moved the hostname and dnsdomainname from
> their deprecated location to the new location, /etc/conf.d/.  Prior to
> that I believe it was working fine.  I have since powered it down once
> (moved it from one location to another).  Any ideas?  As for seeing
> what the server prints out on screen before it gives a login prompt
> (to see what FQDN it prints out), I'm unable to give that information
> at the moment as I'm logged in at work via ssh.
> 
> - Mark Shields
> 


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[gentoo-user] Re: Problem with hostname

[Francesco Talamona]

On Saturday 30 July 2005 21:36, Mark Shields wrote:
> (none) mark # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname && cat
> /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname laeb
> laeb.dyndns.org
> (none) mark #
>

[sko@aemaeth:~]$ cat /etc/conf.d/hostname                               
# /etc/conf.d/hostname
# Set to the hostname of this machine
HOSTNAME="aemaeth"

Ciao
	Francesco
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aemaeth
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Problem with hostname

[Mark Shields]

Ah ha!  Thanks (btw I did look for this prior to asking)
On 7/30/05, Francesco Talamona <ti.liame@email.it> wrote:
> On Saturday 30 July 2005 21:36, Mark Shields wrote:
> > (none) mark # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname && cat
> > /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname laeb
> > laeb.dyndns.org
> > (none) mark #
> >
> 
> [sko@aemaeth:~]$ cat /etc/conf.d/hostname
> # /etc/conf.d/hostname
> # Set to the hostname of this machine
> HOSTNAME="aemaeth"
> 
> Ciao
>         Francesco
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> 2005
> One 2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 Processor, 2GB RAM, 4325.37 Bogomips Total
> aemaeth
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> 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Problem with hostname

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:44:00 +0200, Francesco Talamona wrote:

> > (none) mark # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname && cat
> > /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname laeb
> > laeb.dyndns.org
> > (none) mark #
> >
> 
> [sko@aemaeth:~]$ cat /etc/conf.d/hostname                               
> # /etc/conf.d/hostname
> # Set to the hostname of this machine
> HOSTNAME="aemaeth"

The domain file is wrong too, it should contain only the domain, not the
FQDN, and be named differently.

$ cat /etc/conf.d/domainname
[snip]
DNSDOMAIN="digimed.co.uk"


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Why marry a virgin? If she wasn't good enough for the rest of them,
she isn't good enough for you.

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RE: [gentoo-user] Re: Problem with hostname

[Dave Nebinger]

> (none) mark # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname && cat /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname
> laeb
> laeb.dyndns.org
> (none) mark #

Besides using the incorrect format for the files, your dnsdomainname should
not include the hostname:

cornholio ~ # cat /etc/conf.d/hostname
# /etc/conf.d/hostname
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/conf.d/hostname,v 1.2.4.1
2005/02/19 02:13:53 vapier Exp $

# Set to the hostname of this machine
HOSTNAME="cornholio"
cornholio ~ # cat /etc/conf.d/domainname
# /etc/conf.d/domainname
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/conf.d/domainname,v
1.1.4.1 2005/02/19 02:13:53 vapier Exp $

# When setting up resolv.conf, what should take precedence?
# If you wish to always override DHCP/whatever, set this to 1.
OVERRIDE=1

# To have a proper FQDN, you need to setup /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf
# properly (domain entry in /etc/resolv.conf, and FQDN in /etc/hosts).
#
DNSDOMAIN="joat.com"

# This only set what /bin/hostname returns.  If you need to setup NIS,
meaning
# what /bin/domainname returns, please see:
#
#   http://www.linux-nis.org/nis-howto/HOWTO/
#
#NISDOMAIN=""

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