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gnu noob 08-20-2005 09:49 PM
Losing Hostname
 
Frequently when I reboot, I get a hostname of unknown. It really messes with all my configs and doesn't allow anyone to login except root. How can I keep the hostname from changing. The uname -S hostname gets annoying after awhile.


btw, I'm running Solaris 10 for x86.

jlliagre 08-21-2005 12:49 AM
It looks like your machine is requesting a hostname to a dhcp server which doesn't returns any.
You can either fix the dhcp server configuration, or make sure /etc/nodename contains the hostname you want, which should be sufficient with Solaris 10.

gnu noob 08-21-2005 09:51 AM
ok, I don't see /etc/nodename. Do I need to create it? What should it contain?

Thanks for the help

jlliagre 08-21-2005 11:09 AM
man nodename

gnu noob 08-21-2005 11:54 PM
worked like a charm, thanks jlliagre!!


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