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Re: Changing the domain



I assumed that file was created during the install process when it asked
the hostname and domain.


On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Peter Prohaska wrote:

> That is just the way I have done it, too.  But someone - I think it was
> George - wrote that he has set it in /etc/domain. So I was wondering why
> that file is missing on my host.
> 
> peter.
> ---
> 
> On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Orn E. Hansen wrote:
> 
> > Peter Prohaska writes:
> >  > 
> >  > I have no /etc/domain file on my system...
> >  > could you please search for the package which installed the file?
> >  > Or did you create it by hand?
> > 
> >  There is a file /etc/resolv.conf, and it has a "domain" and "search"
> > part, it should contain your domain name, i.e. the tld to which your
> > hostname belongs.  Then there is a /etc/hosts file, in it you put your 
> > hostname, along with the name "localhost" and your FQDN (Fully
> > Qualified Domain Name)...
> > 
> >  For what do you need to set your domain name, beyond just for
> > convenience?
> > 
> > 
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George Bonser 
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