Tim Wilson wrote: > On 9/27/04 9:36 PM, "Steve Siegfried" <sos at zjod.net> wrote: > > > Tim Wilson wrote: > >> > >> I've got a box that has a number of virtual hosts doing a bunch of different > >> things. When I installed Debian Linux originally, I set the computer's > >> hostname to 'homer' after everyone's favorite doughnut-eating symbol of > >> Americana. > >> > >> I discovered just today that postfix isn't getting any outgoing email > >> through to domains other than our own. Here's a typical entry from > >> /var/log/mail.log > >> > >> Sep 27 12:40:11 homer postfix/smtp[13172]: 1A2622124: to=<wilson at visi.com>, > >> relay=none, delay=120, status=deferred (connect to > >> visi.com.mail8.psmtp.com[64.18.5.10]: Connection timed out) > >> > >> It occurred to me that I don't have a valid external DNS entry for homer and > >> that might be the reason for the problem. I tried switching the computer's > >> hostname to one of the several ones assigned to this system that do resolve. > >> I changed /etc/hostname and the entry in /etc/postfix/main.cf, but as you > >> can see from the log, postfix is still showing 'homer' as the hostname. I > >> also restarted postfix and the networking system on this server. Logging in > >> at the console shows the new hostname in the prompt. > >> > >> Any suggestions? I'm not sure what the next step would be. To the best of my knowledge, this is what you should do to rename your host on Debian: Run /bin/hostname as root to set the new hostname, just "homer", not FQDN /etc/hostname should be just the hostname "homer", not FQDN /etc/hosts should list the IP of the box and FQDN and any aliases: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.2 homer.yourdomain.com homer According to hostname(1): The host name is usually set once at system startup in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 or /etc/init.d/boot (normally by read- ing the contents of a file which contains the host name, e.g. /etc/hostname). On my Debian stable/woody system, there is no /etc/init.d/boot but there is /etc/init.d/hostname.sh which just reads /etc/hostname and sets the hostname. -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list