I am used to leaving "Enter domainname" blank when I install Debian.
So all my systems are called something like box1 or box2. I want to add to this name so it becomes box1.foo.domain. I have searched through /etc and i have found a couple of files that reflect the hostname of the machine. Can I update these files to the new name? I am most worried about the exim and ssh(d) configuration? Exim for obvious reasons, and ssh for fear of being locked out of remote systems (I use key pair authentication and don't want to get on a bus to reset public keys.) If I had entered a domain-name at setup time, would foo.domain just be appended to the entry in /etc/hosts or would other configuration have taken place? I compare to an OpenBSD box that is already setup correctley wrt name+domain. That system uses an entry in /etc/hosts and has the file /etc/myname. (It's apples and oranges, I know) I want to be able to use short names as well. Is it possible to do this with entries in /etc/hosts like: 192.168.1.4 box1.foo.domain box1 If so, would all regular network applications parse the entire entry to find both names? (expressed from users point of view) I could give it a shot, but I'd rather await tips and mentions from this list. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
