nightmorph 07/03/12 08:12:38 Modified: hb-install-config.xml Log: DNS mojo! bug 147358
Revision Changes Path 1.89 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml?rev=1.89&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml?rev=1.89&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml?r1=1.88&r2=1.89 Index: hb-install-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.88 retrieving revision 1.89 diff -u -r1.88 -r1.89 --- hb-install-config.xml 28 Nov 2006 07:40:38 -0000 1.88 +++ hb-install-config.xml 12 Mar 2007 08:12:38 -0000 1.89 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml,v 1.88 2006/11/28 07:40:38 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml,v 1.89 2007/03/12 08:12:38 nightmorph Exp $ --> <sections> @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ proceed. </abstract> -<version>7.6</version> -<date>2006-11-27</date> +<version>7.7</version> +<date>2007-03-11</date> <section> <title>Filesystem Information</title> @@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ </pre> <p> -Second we set the domainname in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>: +Second, <e>if</e> you need a domainname, set it in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>. +You only need a domain if your ISP or network administrator says so, or if you +have a DNS server but not a DHCP server. You don't need to worry about DNS or +domainnames if your networking is setup for DHCP. </p> <pre caption="Setting the domainname"> @@ -257,6 +260,12 @@ dns_domain_lo="<i>homenetwork</i>" </pre> +<note> +If you choose not to set a domainname, you can get rid of the "This is +hostname.(none)" messages at your login screen by editing +<path>/etc/issue</path>. Just delete the string <c>.\O</c> from that file. +</note> + <p> If you have a NIS domain (if you don't know what that is, then you don't have one), you need to define that one too: -- [email protected] mailing list
