Re: User is myname@(none)

2006-10-22 Thread Andrei Popescu
Hal Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I had to do some minor reconfiguring on my LAN (basically just changing 
 the UPS), but it including having to juggle a few systems around and 
 reconnect cables.  Everything is set up as it should be, but now, when 
 I bring up, the host is (none) and when I log in, my prompt that 
 would normally be [EMAIL PROTECTED] is now myname@(none).  I 
 haven't changed any config settings, but /etc/hostname is now an empty 
 file.
 
 What could have changed this just through shutting down and rebooting?  
 I've never heard of this problem or anything else like it before.  I 
 can go through and change my settings to restore the host name, but I 
 don't want this to happen again.
 
 Any suggestions what could have caused this?

DHCP (lack of)?

Regards,
Andrei
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User is myname@(none)

2006-10-21 Thread Hal Vaughan
I had to do some minor reconfiguring on my LAN (basically just changing 
the UPS), but it including having to juggle a few systems around and 
reconnect cables.  Everything is set up as it should be, but now, when 
I bring up, the host is (none) and when I log in, my prompt that 
would normally be [EMAIL PROTECTED] is now myname@(none).  I 
haven't changed any config settings, but /etc/hostname is now an empty 
file.

What could have changed this just through shutting down and rebooting?  
I've never heard of this problem or anything else like it before.  I 
can go through and change my settings to restore the host name, but I 
don't want this to happen again.

Any suggestions what could have caused this?

Thanks!

Hal


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