Hmm.., but what if I have BIND running and host.resolve set to BIND, hosts?

James wrote:

> Ok did a test. and got the following.
>
> If you have something like this in /etc/hosts.
>
> 10.0.0.1  my.box.com my
>
> where 10.0.0.1 is your IP number, my.box.com is the full name of the
> box, and my is the nickname.  hostname and hostname --fqdn work.  If you
> remove the nickname and just have
>
>  10.0.0.1 my.box.com
>
> hostname returns my.box.com and hostname --fqdn returns host unknow.  or
> if you have the default that Mandrake sets up,
>
>  10.0.0.1 my
>
> then hostname works and again hostname --fqdn returns host unkown.
>
> James
>
> On Thu, 09 May 2002 15:18:23 -0500
> David Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
> > >
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