On Saturday 29 June 2019 13:08:39 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 29 June 2019 09:25:23 John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > On Jun 29, 2019, at 3:37 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > That conversion insists the hostname is realtimepi. In stretch I > > > could fix it to the name I'm used to by setting hostname, then > > > sudo chattr +i hostname, and it would stick over a reboot, but not > > > in buster, despite the immutable bit being set, its been reset to > > > realtimepi after a reboot, this despite an lsattr still showing > > > the i bit is still set! > > > > Try hostnamectl: > > > > # sudo hostnamectl set-hostname HOSTNAME > > > > where HOSTNAME is your new hostname. > > > > Adrian > > That worked, many thanks > > but the 2nd question re the avahi BS is still screwing me up. > Outside dns lookup is working fine, and according to /etc/resolv.conf: > > nameserver 192.168.71.1 > search hosts nameserver > > So a ping yahoo (or any site out of my local network) > root@picnc:/etc# ping yahoo.com > PING yahoo.com (98.138.219.231) 56(84) bytes of data. > > resolves yahoo correctly, but > > From 169.254.163.253 (169.254.163.253) icmp_seq=1 Destination Host > Unreachable > From 169.254.163.253 (169.254.163.253) icmp_seq=2 Destination Host > Unreachable > From 169.254.163.253 (169.254.163.253) icmp_seq=3 Destination Host > Unreachable > > I can't find a trace of those addresses anyplace in /etc so how do I > get rid of them forever? > > apt purge avahi-* gives: > [...] > The following packages will be REMOVED: > avahi-daemon* libnss-mdns* > > Is this safe on a staticly defined network? > > Thanks. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
moot point on this u-sd card, made by realtimpi it does not contain a realtime kernel. So I find in a pile of 64GB cards, a stretch full using 4.14.something-rt-v7 and do some net snooping. And thats because downloads.raspberrypi.org does not have a buster available yet. Another day wasted. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
