On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:21:41 -0500, Harry Penner <hpenner at cbca.com> wrote: > Well... it won't solve the problem of not really knowing how the > hostname is set but changing the DNS entry -- forward and reverse -- to > the desired hostname seems like it might work if you uncomment the > 'NEEDHOSTNAME=yes' line again. > > Might want to check /etc/hosts too, if you haven't already. > > Sorry, not really a mandrake guy. :-/ > No problem ... I'm having fun not working :) I just installed webmin.. it seemd to change it a bit more: [meierjo at userimage meierjo]$ host 10.1.103.74 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer msppc1210.retek.int. 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer userimage.retek.int. 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer tools_linux2.retek.int. [meierjo at userimage meierjo]$ at least it's in DNS now... machine still thinks it's userimage.... getting closer. > -hp3 > > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 12:51, Johnny Fulcrum wrote: >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:31:20 -0500, Harry Penner <hpenner at cbca.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Is it possible it's grabbing the hostname from DNS? What does the DNS >> > entry for its IP address say? >> > >> >> [root at userimage kernel]# host 10.1.103.74 >> 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer userimage.retek.int. >> 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer msppc1210.retek.int. >> >> >> both... >> >> >> > -hp3 >> > >> > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 10:18, Johnny Fulcrum wrote: >> >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:45:19 -0500, Dave Sherman >> >> <dsherman at real-time.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Johnny Fulcrum wrote: >> >> > [snip] >> >> >> /etc/network/ >> >> >> >> >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network has teh proper HOSTNAME and NETWORKING=yes >> >> >> (that's all this file contains. >> >> > >> >> > This is normal. This is also where your hostname is set, as you >> saw. >> >> > >> >> >> so I started going though some files and I see this: >> >> > >> >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0: >> >> >> >> >> >> DEVICE=eth0 >> >> >> >> >> >> BOOTPROTO=dhcp >> >> >> >> >> >> ONBOOT=yes >> >> >> >> >> >> NEEDHOSTNAME=yes >> >> >> >> >> >> The NEEDHOSTNAME seems fishy to me... >> >> >> >> >> >> can I comment out that line and restart netork? >> >> > >> >> > Just change the yes to a no. You can also set a different hostname >> >> here >> >> > if you want (some people use a different hostname for each NIC, or >> >> > perhaps for other purposes), with the HOSTNAME line like the one >> you >> >> saw >> >> > in /etc/sysconfig/network. >> >> > >> >> no love yet... >> >> >> >> Changed yes to NO and put a HOSTNAME line in here. Rebooted and came >> >> back >> >> with the msppc1210 hostname >> >> >> >> I then saw that /etc/sysconfig/networking had a ifcfg-lo file and >> that >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo was a link back to >> >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-lo >> >> >> >> I then moved /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to >> >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-eth0 and made a link link ifcfg-lo >> has >> >> >> >> I rebooted and then the hostname was userimage. Crap. >> >> >> >> I'm now searching the whole system for files containing msppc1210 or >> >> userimage >> >> >> >> >> >> >> OR >> >> >> >> >> >> how do you set hostname without using GUI tools (that seem to bork >> >> the >> >> >> system up..) >> >> > >> >> > It's already set in /etc/sysconfig/network, as you saw above. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list