On Wed 30 Sep 2026 at 14:40:55 (+0100), Chris Green wrote: > Marco Moock <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 30.09.26 um 14:50 schrieb Chris Green: > > > I don't think setting /etc/hostname to the FQDN is correct as, if you do > > > that, then 'hostname' returns the FQDN and it should only return the > > > host's name without the domain. > > > > I did it that way (FQDN in /etc/hostname), as some milters required me > > to do so. > > > > hostname -s give you the short name without the domain, -d gives the > > domain name. > > > That does seem to be the 'least bad' way to do it but I'll have to check > that 'hostname' returning the FQDN doesn't break anything.
I can't see anything in your three posts that states the effect(s) that's required, but does not occur, on your machine. IIRC the 127.0.1.1 entry ensures that a host can resolve its own name when the network is not up, but without interference from localhost. Cheers, David.
