Then I screwed my eyes back in, and re-read the question. You're right, you have aDNS problem. What's in /etc/hosts ?
Ric Tibbetts wrote: > On mine, I have a server with multiple hostnames. So Apache was getting > soem strange results. I set mine in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf (on LM 8.1). > The setting is near the top, and is commented out by default. I > uncomment it, and put the hostname I want in the ServerName entry. Like so: > > ServerName www.<mydomain>.net > > Then it picks up that entry, and not the name assigned to the NIC. > > Dunno if that helps you or not. But it solved my problem. > > > > David Rankin wrote: > >> Well, I should have been more clear, and maybe the problem isn't >> as simple >> as I thought. On my 7.2 box, #ServerName your.server.name is still >> commented >> out, but apache is able to use gethostbyname() and correctly fill in the >> welcome screen in apache. >> >> In 8.2, something is fishy. >> >> [Skyline] # hostname >> Skyline.3111Skyline.com >> >> That looks OK >> >> [Skyline] # hostname --fqdn >> Unknown host >> >> That looks bad >> >> So it seems the problem with apache isn't with apache or >> httpd.conf, but >> rather with my hostname setup. I have set hostname and domainname, and >> I can't >> figure out why hostname --fqdn would return unknown host? >> >> What config file am I failing to check? /etc/sysconfig/network has >> the >> right hostname. >> >> >> Gary Dunn wrote: >> >> >>> On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 06:29, David Rankin wrote: >>> >>>> Just a quick Q, because I'm suffering from a mental lapse. >>>> >>>> I'm getting Apache configured on 8.2. The "SERVER_NAME" variable in >>>> the default Welcome screen is pulling 127.0.0.1 instead of the actual >>>> host name. Hostname is working fine. Where do I look to get this fixed. >>> >>> >>> You definitely need to edit httpd.conf, which may be located in >>> /usr/local/apache/conf depending on how your system is set up. (My >>> apache is on a FreeBSD box, which puts it in /usr/local/etc/apache.) >>> >>> Look for this: >>> >>> # ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients >>> for >>> # your server if it's different than the one the program would get >>> (i.e., use >>> # "www" instead of the host's real name). >>> # >>> # Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name >>> you >>> # define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't >>> understand >>> # this, ask your network administrator. >>> # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address >>> here. >>> # You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/) >>> # anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way. >>> # >>> # 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named >>> localhost. Your >>> # machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache >>> strictly for >>> # local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server >>> name. >>> # >>> ServerName your.server.name >>> >>> Gary Dunn >>> Open Slate Project >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> >> >> >> -- >> David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. >> RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC >> 1329 N. University, Suite D4 >> Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 >> (936) 715-9333 >> (936) 715-9339 fax >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to >> http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/
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