Ah yeah, I was thinking System Name. You can update that hostname field by running rhn-profile-sync on the client. Which should set it to whatever the output of the hostname command returns on the client.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Francoeur, Louis < [email protected]> wrote: > Actually no. > > > > The “System Name” in the “Edit System Details” is not the same as the > “Hostname” in the “System Info”. > > > > The /etc/sysconfig/network always been with the proper name. > > > > Louis > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Matthew Madey > *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2015 5:12 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] Machine getting the wrong hostname > > > > You can just click on the server in the Spacewalk GUI, then the properties > tab. Here you can update the System Name here rather than having to change > tables in the database manually. > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Francoeur, Louis < > [email protected]> wrote: > > The bad hostname at some point was in the hosts file but under 127.0.1.1. > > > > Even after cleaning up the hosts and rebooted the server. Still same thing. > > > > I got tired of running around and went into the database and did the > rename in the table rhnservernetwork: > > > > update rhnservernetwork set hostname = propername' where server_id = > '1000000000'; > > > > I will keep an eye on it to see if it gets reset to the badname again. > > > > Louis > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brian Kinney > *Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2015 3:18 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] Machine getting the wrong hostname > > > > OK – perhaps we’re looking at the wrong server in this equation. > > Verify what the DNS “on the spacewalk server” thinks server “whatever” is. > > If you’re reusing IPs you could simply have old data on the spacewalk box, > not the node. > > > > You can attach png or jpg files and show us in detail what you are seeing, > should this not be helpful. > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > This e-mail is private and may be confidential and is for the intended > recipient only. 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You should ensure you have adequate > measures in place for your own virus checking. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Matthew Madey > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 11, 2015 5:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] Machine getting the wrong hostname > > > > When I do rhnreg_ks I specify the profile name as the fully qualified > domain name, like this: > > > > rhnreg_ks --serverUrl=https://spacewalk/XMLRPC --profilename=`hostname > -f` --activationkey=1-blabla > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Brian Kinney <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The DNS may not match the actual “hostname” of the new box. > > Also, just because it is in /etc/hosts, does not mean that it is the true > “hostname.” > > > > To find out: > > On a unix box, just type in “hostname” and press enter. > > That will show you what the system thinks its own name is. > > > > For windows, you have to right click on my computer, then properties to > see the hostname. > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > This e-mail is private and may be confidential and is for the intended > recipient only. 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I have a machine with a name, let say hostname1. > > > > When I to the registering of it with: > > > > rhnreg_ks --serverUrl=https://spacewalk/XMLRPC --activationkey=1-blabla > > > > When I check the detail I see a hostname of “whatever”. > > > > I have checked the DNS (forward and reverse), /etc/hosts and cannot find > why I get that hostname. > > > > Someone know what I should do to correct. > > > > Thanks > > Louis Francoeur > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >
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