Thanks everyone for the reply. I can say that changing the hostname, though seems simple, is the most convoluted part in Linux. As expressed by Kent West:
,----- | there may be several places in the /etc directory where it is | specified in various config files, such as /etc/hosts. There may | be a squid config file that needs changing also. You might want to | run something like "grep -r -n cxmr /etc" to find all the | locations where the filename is used. `----- In RedHat, when using linuxconf, all the following files have been changed. I checked *every one of them* before posting my question. /etc/hosts /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network /etc/conf.modules /etc/conf.linuxconf /etc/HOSTNAME /etc/networks Micha Feigin's comment seems to be the most professional to me: ,----- | first thing, you host name is merely cxmr. dyndns.org is your | domain name, not part of your hostname. That should appear in the | domain directive in your /etc/resolv.conf if you want. `----- However, this approach doesn't seem to be necessary to me: $ cat /etc/hostname cxmr.dyndns.org $ cat /etc/resolv.conf search nameserver 24.... nameserver 24.... $ hostname cxmr.dyndns.org $ hostname --fqdn cxmr.dyndns.org $ dnsdomainname dyndns.org You see, everything seems to be fine. (!?) Paul Johnson's comment makes me think that changing the hostname is far from simple: ,----- | > 127.0.0.1 cxmr.dyndns.org localhost | | 127.0.0.1 localhost | <your-ip> cxmr.dyndns.org cxmr `----- That's actually what I want to do. I.e., I want my FQDN reflects my real IP address, not localhost, but that seems impossible, because I'm getting a new IP every time I reboot. Any comments? Thanks Tong -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
