Re: setting domain - name
it shall have a domainname!
and 'it' ask for one !
On 11-May-99 Martin Bialasinski wrote:
>>> "TM" == Thorsten Manegold <Thorsten.Manegold@stud.uni-regensburg.de>
>>> writes:
>
> TM> I installed Debian using the dialup option. It asked me the name
> TM> that my computer should get, but not the domain name. I guess
> TM> that's ok as I'm only using PPP?
>
> Never done this option. but it looks strange.
>
> TM> Does the local mail-delivery work without a fully qualifide name?
> TM> From my SuSE experience I know, that pine constantly complains
> TM> without a domainname.
>
> I believe you are right.
>
> What is the output of hostname --fqdn ?
>
> To set the domainname, you edit /etc/hosts.
>
> 127.0.0.1 boxname.lan.home localhost
>
> should do it. Check again with hostname --fqdn.
>
> Ciao,
> Martin
>
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Date: 11-May-99
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