try a man hosts
it's the local static table lookup for host names.. /bo On Friday 10 May 2002 00:26, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > 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
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