The full name.
Or at least with the full name, the httpd startup succeeds, and with
the first component it fails, so I assume it's correct . . .
On Thu, 09 Mar 2000, you wrote:
| Run linuxconf from a terminal. It deals with such setup and other stuff, like
| file systems and user accounts. Linuxconf is your friend.
|
| To replace the question with one of my own, I'm not really understanding the
| "basic host information" group (that's where you set the host name). In the
| "host name" box, is that the full name (e.g., "vick.resnet.grinnell.edu") or
| just the computer's name (e.g., "vick")?
|
| -Andrew Vick
|
| >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====
| >I have just installed Mamdrake 7.0, My network admin gave me an static
| >ip.
| >When I enterned the ip information and the etc. my system couldnt see
| >the network.
| >
| >So I reloaded my system and selected DHCP. now my system will connect .
| >
| >But why is my hostname localhost.localdomain. ?
| >How can I name my system it something other than localhost.localdomain.?
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