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Author:  pmmenneg [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Setting system hostname

A very simple question I am sure, but I can't seem to solve it...

My new install of debian small didn't seem to have a hostname set by default, and in installing apps, many are squaking that I don't have a hostname set. So, I tried to set it manually (to localhost, which is fine I assume), but it doesn't seem to hold across reboots. I have added 127.0.0.1 to the hosts file, and created a /tec/HOSTNAME file with localhost in it, but no dice. Any advice?

Author:  asura [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:45 pm ]
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Not sure about debian. Check for a /etc/sysconfig/network file and be sure there is a hostname= somewhere

Author:  pmmenneg [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:29 pm ]
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Got it figured out. Needed to add localhost to the /etc/hostname file.

Thanks!

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