/etc/hosts, hostname, and dnsdomainname questions

rdmenotte · 05-10-2004, 05:06 PM

ok, so I have a question or 3 :-)

I am running gentoo linux 2.4.25

for the rest of this thread, my host name is <hostname> and domain name is <domain>

I have set hostname to <hostname> and set dnsdomainname to <domain> but when I am at a login prompt, it shows

<hostname>.unknown_domain

I know that if the following is in /etc/hosts it will display properly:

127.0.0.1 <hostname>.<domain> localhost

but I am thinking that if everything is really working, it should show my hostnamd and domain name both on the login without using the hosts file...

elvisious · 05-10-2004, 08:25 PM

Whats in /etc/sysconfig/network ?

Try

HOSTNAME=<hostname>.<domain>

Gr
Dion

rdmenotte · 05-11-2004, 08:06 PM

I do not have /etc/sysconfig.

I am running Gentoo Linux 2.4.25

mardanian · 05-11-2004, 11:39 PM

well do ask from gentoo gurus at irc.freenode.net ; #gentoo
they will probably help you faster

GraemeK · 05-12-2004, 03:42 AM

whats in your /etc/resolv.conf file?

I'm no expert but i think you need to have this file configured too.

Graeme.

rdmenotte · 05-13-2004, 10:17 PM

has

domain <mydomain> if that is what you are asking.
It also has other info like my dns servers etc

crm · 10-09-2004, 05:14 PM

i still havent fixed this problem
all the domain name refrences point to coreline.local
it still comes up as hostname.unknowen-domainname
:'(

Code:

bash-2.05b# cd /usr/src/linux
bash-2.05b# make
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
dnsdomainname: Unknown host
Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST

^ the kernel recompile error i mentioned before

crm · 10-09-2004, 05:17 PM

also:

Code:

bash-2.05b# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.9.11
nameserver 192.168.9.33
search coreline.local

crm · 10-10-2004, 04:30 AM

boath scripts run correctally at start up...
pleese help i have no idea why it shouldent work