Help recreate trashed /etc/init.d/hostname.sh file

erikw · 03-24-2009, 12:38 AM

Total newbie trying to installing ubuntu 8.04 server for the first time. I'm afraid I accidentally overprinted the /etc/init.d/hostname.sh file (I issued an "echo" command to the wrong file).

Can anyone show me how to recreate it? Or provide it's default contents? I'm unable to resolve hostname issues without being able to run the command:
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start
This returns error messages (like "...can't find ...command")

Thanks.

jschiwal · 03-24-2009, 06:42 PM

Searching on Google, it looks like it comes from the initscripts package.

erikw · 03-24-2009, 09:10 PM

so what do I do? I deleted corrupt /etc/init.d/hostname.sh. Tried
apt-get install initscripts
This did not resolve problem. I'm a newbie, so don't assume I know much.
Any suggestions?

erikw · 03-24-2009, 09:22 PM

I also tried
sudo aptitude reinstall initscripts
Still no /etc/init.d/hostname.sh

manwithaplan · 03-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Maybe try purging the package...

Code:

sudo apt-get remove initscripts --purge

Then try re-installing.

erikw · 03-24-2009, 11:06 PM

Bingo! That did it. Thank you SO much.