On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 01:08:33PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2008-08-24 12:00:52 +1000, Alex Samad wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 12:59:43AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > On 2008-08-23 11:34:39 +0200, Gilles Mocellin wrote: > > > > Within Debian you should not put the FQDN in /etc/hostname. > > > > > > There can be problems with that. I don't remember exactly. Something > > > like it is annoying not to be able to get the FQDN if the network > > > isn't up for some reason. Or perhaps because of software that uses > > > "hostname" and expects the FQDN. > > I have been placing hostname there and fqdn in /etc/hosts and this has > > worked fine for me for as long as I know. > > I had a problem with NIS in the past (about 5 years ago) if > /etc/hostname didn't contain the FQDN. Oh, I have stayed away from nis > > -- > Vincent Lefèvre <vincent@vinc17.org> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> > 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> > Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future." - George W. Bush 09/23/2004 Washington, DC
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