[3652] in RedHat Linux List
Re: How to assign a name to the system?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wierdl Mate)
Sat Nov 9 21:03:02 1996
To: "Lance Cummings" <lance@iac.co.jp>
cc: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>, redhat-list@redhat.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 10 Nov 1996 08:46:41 +0900."
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Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 20:01:25 -0600
From: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
> I wish I knew the answer to this question. (It would mean that
> I know a heck of a lot more about Linux than I presently do.)
> What I would do, though, is enter a hostname via control
> panel and see if /etc/HOSTNAME gets created. I've a hunch
> it might. OTOH, I had the file, which I did not create, after the
> install. The one-line entry was: localhost
>
> Somebody stop me if I'm giving out bad advice! (Be careful,
> this suggestion comes with no warranty.)
>
> Best,
>
> Lance (The dolt-lummox newbie)
>
> > I do not have an /etc/HOSTNAME file installed under Colgate. Do I
> > need one?
> >
The control panel does not create /etc/HOSTNAME (it does deal with
/etc/hosts, though).
Mate
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