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sigmacunfu 09-24-2006 02:03 PM
hostname command returned (none)
 
Hi, a weired problem!
I edited /etc/hostname so that I have a hostname, but I issued the hostname command at the prompt it returned (none)!!

Any ideas?

p.s: I'm running debian/testing

Thank you all in advance.

jstephens84 09-24-2006 02:04 PM
Try the following.
Code:
host

sigmacunfu 09-24-2006 02:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jstephens84
Try the following.
Code:
host

"command not found"!!!

jstephens84 09-24-2006 02:10 PM
You may have to shutdown and restart the service that uses the /etc/hostname. If I remember correctly isn't that service BIND.

jonlake 09-25-2006 01:09 PM
Not bind (a computer doesn't have to be running bind to have a hostname). In Fedora it is set when bringing up the networking rc scripts. If you do /etc/init.d/networking restart (don't know if reload is an option) it should set it. you could also do
Code:
# hostname name_of_computer

jstephens84 09-25-2006 11:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonlake
Not bind (a computer doesn't have to be running bind to have a hostname). In Fedora it is set when bringing up the networking rc scripts. If you do /etc/init.d/networking restart (don't know if reload is an option) it should set it. you could also do
Code:
# hostname name_of_computer

Your right. Forgot about that one.


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