Re: "httpd: cannot determine local host name"

[André Bell <debian2@one-click.com>]

>> How do I give my local machine a host name?
>
>Try running "hostname" and "hostname -f".  If you get the same output
>i.e. no domain shown with hostname -f, then that is the problem.  In my
>case I had an entry in /etc/hosts such as
>192.168.1.1	fred
>
>instead of the correct
>192.168.1.1	fred.my.domain.tld     fred
>
>It took some finding...

Hello Lindsay,
I don't have a /etc/hosts. When I run hostname it says 'debian'. Same iwth
hostname -f.  

Obviously this is my fault during setup. I'm sure I pressed the enter key
without knowing full well what I was reading. Now, that being the case, how
do I change my hostname AND give my server a name that apache will recognize?

Thanks

Andre