I'd be suprised if it didn't have a domain name. Perhaps it's getting one from your DHCP server? It doesn't need to be anything valid, but generally, you'll have an internal domain.
If you ping penguin, can it resolve? Does a reverse lookup work? Beyond that, you've got me... Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Stork" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:44 PM Subject: (clug-talk) Running Sendmail Internally > I am trying to get various host/service notifications running on one of my internal servers but messages dont get out and sendmail fails with the following > > Jun 3 18:40:19 Penguin sendmail[14581]: My unqualified host name (Penguin) unknown; sleeping for retry > > Since it is an internal machine it only has the hostname "Penguin" but sendmail does not seem to like the unqualified host name. > > Does anyone know how I can fix this without changing the machines hostname? > > > <hr> > <b><font color=blue size=4>Open Enterprise Solutions</font> > <font color=red>Linux & Open Source Solutions for Business</font></b> > > Johnny Stork, B.A. > Calgary, AB > > <a href="http://www.openenterprise.ca";> > www.openenterprise.ca</a> > >
