[SOLVED] hostname: Unknown host

peterpan303 · 01-15-2010, 06:46 AM

Hi.
I am installing ISPconfig on a Ubuntu server 9.10. When i write hostname -f i get the unknown host message.
Anyone know how to fix this issue?

Thanx PeterPan

TB0ne · 01-15-2010, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterpan303

Hi.
I am installing ISPconfig on a Ubuntu server 9.10. When i write hostname -f i get the unknown host message.
Anyone know how to fix this issue?

Set your fully qualified hostname. Right now, you don't have one, and a simple Google search would have turned up the answer:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=313576

jkd03d · 06-21-2010, 10:28 PM

You can run this and it should fix you FQDN issue:

echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname
/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname

vbekker · 11-11-2010, 02:07 PM

Hi,
This unfortunately still not does fix the problem of running:

Code:

hostname -f

TB0ne · 11-11-2010, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vbekker

Hi,
This unfortunately still not does fix the problem of running:

Code:

hostname -f

If it doesn't fix it, you don't have your FQDN set. Follow the link posted originally.