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Re: proper way to change ip and hostname



Thomas Hood wrote:
> Matthew Lenz wrote:
> > The only other difference I could see is that etherconf puts
> > the FQDN in /etc/hostname rather than just the host name.
> 
> Arrgh.  I'll file a bug report about that.  It is possible to
> have a FQDN as one's system hostname, but this is not Debian
> tradition and Debian configuration tools should be consistent.

Be that as it may, but I always use the FQDN in the hostname.  It is
the traditional BSD way and also "just seems the right way" of doing
things.  So etherconf should allow both policies.

Bob

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