Ok did a test. and got the following. If you have something like this in /etc/hosts.
10.0.0.1 my.box.com my where 10.0.0.1 is your IP number, my.box.com is the full name of the box, and my is the nickname. hostname and hostname --fqdn work. If you remove the nickname and just have 10.0.0.1 my.box.com hostname returns my.box.com and hostname --fqdn returns host unknow. or if you have the default that Mandrake sets up, 10.0.0.1 my then hostname works and again hostname --fqdn returns host unkown. James On Thu, 09 May 2002 15:18:23 -0500 David Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I should have been more clear, and maybe the problem isn't > as simple as I thought. On my 7.2 box, #ServerName > your.server.name is still commented out, but apache is able to use > gethostbyname() and correctly fill in the welcome screen in > apache. > > In 8.2, something is fishy. > > [Skyline] # hostname > Skyline.3111Skyline.com > > That looks OK > > [Skyline] # hostname --fqdn > Unknown host > > That looks bad > > So it seems the problem with apache isn't with apache or > httpd.conf, but rather with my hostname setup. I have set hostname > and domainname, and I can't figure out why hostname --fqdn would > return unknown host? > > What config file am I failing to check? /etc/sysconfig/network has > the right hostname. > > > Gary Dunn wrote: > > > On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 06:29, David Rankin wrote: > > > Just a quick Q, because I'm suffering from a mental lapse. > > > > > > I'm getting Apache configured on 8.2. The "SERVER_NAME" > > > variable in the default Welcome screen is pulling 127.0.0.1 > > > instead of the actual host name. Hostname is working fine. > > > Where do I look to get this fixed. > > > > You definitely need to edit httpd.conf, which may be located in > > /usr/local/apache/conf depending on how your system is set up. (My > > apache is on a FreeBSD box, which puts it in /usr/local/etc/apache.) > > > > Look for this: > > > > # ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to > > clients for > > # your server if it's different than the one the program would get > > (i.e., use > > # "www" instead of the host's real name). > > # > > # Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The > > name you > > # define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't > > understand > > # this, ask your network administrator. > > # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP > > address here. > > # You will have to access it by its address (e.g., > > http://123.45.67.89/) > > # anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way. > > # > > # 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named > > localhost. Your > > # machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache > > strictly for > > # local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server > > name. > > # > > ServerName your.server.name > > > > Gary Dunn > > Open Slate Project > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC > 1329 N. University, Suite D4 > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > (936) 715-9333 > (936) 715-9339 fax > > > >
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