Re: Domain Name

[Remco Blaakmeer <remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl>]

On 17 Mar 1998, Martin Bialasinski wrote:

> Remco Blaakmeer <remco@Cal011205.student.utwente.nl> writes:
> 
> > > In that case, why to I get "omnic.(none)" ??? Where is this (none) coming
> > > from?
> > > 
> 
> IIRC, the glibc (or whatever is used to resolve the name) checks
> /etc/hosts.
> 
> If your /etc/hostname reads "omnic", then you should have a line like this
> in your /etc/hosts:
> 
> 127.0.0.1	omnic.my.home	omnic
> 
> The fqdn has to be at the first place.

It doesn't work for me, though. I have /etc/hostname reading "blaakmeer"
and lines in /etc/hosts like this:

127.0.0.1     localhost
130.89.222.95 blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl blaakmeer cal011205.student.utwente.nl cal011205

Remco


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