On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Linux wrote about, Hostname too long ?:
> Hi, I have been experiencing this problem in various forms since RedHat
> 4.something,
> I am currently using Mandrake 7 (based on RedHat)
>
> The thing is that the hostname that other machines on the LAN see my Linux
> box as, includes the domain name, it is most noticeable from SUN Sparc boxes
> and Exceed Win32 X sessions that browse for available X-clients.
>
> When I type hostname I get
> mypc.mydomain.com
> when I type domainname I get
> (a blank line)
> when I type dnsdomainname I get
> mydomain.com
> when I type nisdomainname I get
> (a blank line, which is what I would expect
> because I do not use NIS)
> when I type ypdomainname I get
> (a blank line, which is what I would expect
> because I do not use YP)
> If there is any other information I can give that will help please let me
> know.
But whats in '/etc/HOSTNAME'
And whats defined in '/etc/sysconfig/network'
> Regards
> Robert
>
>
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