Re: set domain name in Debian `
On Sat 12 Nov 2016 at 10:25:16 +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> Glenn has set the host name to be "srv".
>
> I am 95% confident that the reason that Glenn's system thinks the
> FQDN is "www.slsware.dmz" is because the first instance of "srv" in
> the /etc/hosts is:
>
> > > 192.168.2.203 www.slsware.dmz wsd srv
Do you fancy adding 5% to that figure?
> "hostname" returns what is in /etc/hostname (unless changed agfter
> system startup).
>
> "hostname -f" returns the part up to the first dot from whatever is
> returned by resolving "hostname" against /etc/hosts.
>
> "hostname -d" returns the part after the first dot from whatever is
> returned by resolving "hostname" against /etc/hosts.
>
> I think that if Glenn placed a line higher up that read:
>
> 192.168.2.203 srv.slsware.org srv
>
> then the desired result would be achieved.
I'd use
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 srv.slsware.org srv
--
Brian.
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