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Re: /proc/sys/kernel/domainname
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Cunning)
Wed Nov 6 15:31:18 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 12:28:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Jim Cunning <jcunning@NTS.cts.com>
To: Robert Hart <hartr@interweft.com.au>
cc: Red Hat <redhat-list@redhat.com>
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On Wed, 6 Nov 1996, Robert Hart wrote:
> After being pointed to /proc/sys/kernel by a serendipitous post on the
> caldera user list, I think I have discovered why I have a nagging problem
> with pine.
>
> Doing a 'cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname' correctly returns my host name.
> However, 'cat /proc/sys/kernel/domainname' returns "(none)".
>
> I believe that this should be set to my domain - sometime during the boot
> procedure, but obviously this is not occurring.
>
> Could someone tell me where it is set and how please?
I believe the domainname you are referring to is the NIS domainname and
not the DNS domainname for your system. If you are not using NIS,
"(none)" is the likely value for domainname. (It is for me.) To see if
your domain is properly set, enter "hostname -d" or "dnsdomainname", and
to see your fully qualified domainname, enter "hostname -f".
How this all relates to your nagging pine problem, I can't say, since you
gave no details for it. You might also find further information in the
DNS-HOWTO or the NIS-HOWTO.
Good luck,
Jim Cunning
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