On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 15:46, Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:21:41 -0500, Harry Penner <hpenner at cbca.com> wrote: > > > Well... it won't solve the problem of not really knowing how the > > hostname is set but changing the DNS entry -- forward and reverse -- to > > the desired hostname seems like it might work if you uncomment the > > 'NEEDHOSTNAME=yes' line again. > > > > Might want to check /etc/hosts too, if you haven't already. > > > > Sorry, not really a mandrake guy. :-/ > > > > No problem ... I'm having fun not working :) > > I just installed webmin.. it seemd to change it a bit more: > [meierjo at userimage meierjo]$ host 10.1.103.74 > 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer msppc1210.retek.int. > 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer userimage.retek.int. > 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer tools_linux2.retek.int. > [meierjo at userimage meierjo]$ > You should take out the reverse DNS entries for the old host names, I would think? In the (increasingly unlikely) event that it's using reverse DNS to look up its hostname, you don't want it to have a choice. Also, something I just thought of: possibly it's getting its hostname from DHCP? Check your DHCP server config in case it's getting a static address assignment complete with hostname. (That's /etc/dhcpd.conf on my DHCP server, FWIW). -hp3 > > at least it's in DNS now... machine still thinks it's userimage.... > getting closer. > > > -hp3 > > > > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 12:51, Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:31:20 -0500, Harry Penner <hpenner at cbca.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Is it possible it's grabbing the hostname from DNS? What does the DNS > >> > entry for its IP address say? > >> > > >> > >> [root at userimage kernel]# host 10.1.103.74 > >> 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer userimage.retek.int. > >> 74.103.1.10.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer msppc1210.retek.int. > >> > >> > >> both... > >> > >> > >> > -hp3 > >> > > >> > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 10:18, Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > >> >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:45:19 -0500, Dave Sherman > >> >> <dsherman at real-time.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > >> >> > [snip] > >> >> >> /etc/network/ > >> >> >> > >> >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network has teh proper HOSTNAME and NETWORKING=yes > >> >> >> (that's all this file contains. > >> >> > > >> >> > This is normal. This is also where your hostname is set, as you > >> saw. > >> >> > > >> >> >> so I started going though some files and I see this: > >> >> > > >> >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> DEVICE=eth0 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> BOOTPROTO=dhcp > >> >> >> > >> >> >> ONBOOT=yes > >> >> >> > >> >> >> NEEDHOSTNAME=yes > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The NEEDHOSTNAME seems fishy to me... > >> >> >> > >> >> >> can I comment out that line and restart netork? > >> >> > > >> >> > Just change the yes to a no. You can also set a different hostname > >> >> here > >> >> > if you want (some people use a different hostname for each NIC, or > >> >> > perhaps for other purposes), with the HOSTNAME line like the one > >> you > >> >> saw > >> >> > in /etc/sysconfig/network. > >> >> > > >> >> no love yet... > >> >> > >> >> Changed yes to NO and put a HOSTNAME line in here. Rebooted and came > >> >> back > >> >> with the msppc1210 hostname > >> >> > >> >> I then saw that /etc/sysconfig/networking had a ifcfg-lo file and > >> that > >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo was a link back to > >> >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-lo > >> >> > >> >> I then moved /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to > >> >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-eth0 and made a link link ifcfg-lo > >> has > >> >> > >> >> I rebooted and then the hostname was userimage. Crap. > >> >> > >> >> I'm now searching the whole system for files containing msppc1210 or > >> >> userimage > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> OR > >> >> >> > >> >> >> how do you set hostname without using GUI tools (that seem to bork > >> >> the > >> >> >> system up..) > >> >> > > >> >> > It's already set in /etc/sysconfig/network, as you saw above. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list