Re: How to change the domainname ????

[Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com>]

> I have a laptop, with a fixed ip-address, and i want to change its
> domainname. The current domainname is: local.
> So i did a compleet NEW installation of Debian 5.0 and formatted the file
> system during installation. I did give the new domainname: thuis.local.

> If i look at the /etc/host file, i see:
> 127.0.0.1           localhost
> 192.168.0.10    debian.thuis.local debian
> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOULD BE

> If I look in /etc/resolv.conf.I see:
> search thuis.local
> nameserver 192.168.0.x
> nameserver 192.168.0.y
> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOUL:D BE

> If I look in /etc/network/interfaces. I see:
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> allow-hotplug eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.0.10
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 192.168.0.255
> gateway 192.168.0.z
> dns-nameservers 192.168.0.x 192.168.0.y
> dns-search thuis.local
> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOULD BE.

> If i look in the /var/log/syslogfile, i see:
> Nov 8 20:14:11 debian avahi-deamon[2464]: Server startup complete. Host name
> is debian.local local service cookie is 3066543992.

> Why is at startup the name debian.local ???
> I have asked to give the hostname debian and the domainname thuis.local.
> And more important how can i change it

127.0.0.1 localhost.thuis.local localhost
127.0.0.1 debian.thuis.local debian   # may not be necessary