> From: Leonard Chatagnier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:35 PM > > Since the last couple of reinstalls, the first was with a bunch of Net > programs installed for first time, I lost my Debian host > name, now it's > (none) and I think its affecting most all of the software, > especially the > Mozilla Email client. I tried using `hostname` to put Debian > back in the > prompt with no error messages but (none) stays for the domain > name on the > terminal prompt. > Can anyone tell me how to fix this so I can use my email > program.
`hostname` by itself will tell you what the machine thinks its name is. `hostname puter` chanages the hostname to puter, but this will not change the prompt immediately. First you must log out and back in to see a change there. (alternatively, you could source /etc/profile or ~/.profile since this is where PS1 is typically set). However, this will not make the change permanent as the hostname is reset on each reboot by the /etc/init.d/hostname.sh script. (/etc/init.d holds all the startup/shutdown scripts linked to from the appropriate runlevel directory (/etc/rc.*) (see init & /etc/inittab for more on runlevels)). The /etc/init.d/hostname.sh sript reads /etc/hostname to set the hostname. So, to come to the point of an incredibly long winded response, make sure the file /etc/hostname contains the hostname you want. I hope someone else can help with your other questions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
