>>>>> "Jake" == Jake Colman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jake> How should my machine's hostname be set? This is something that
Jake> the dial FAQ makes an issue out of but I can't seem to get it
Jake> right. Is it supposed to be the FQDN or just the base part? In
Jake> other words "jake.home.com" or "jake"? I've tried it both ways and
Jake> either way seems to work but, in all cases, 'hostname -f' fails
Jake> with a lookup error.
Jake> I am not running DNS or NIS.
Jake> Thanx!
For anyone who cares, the answer is that hostname is specified just as the
base name but a complete entry for the machine must appear in its own
/ets/hosts file. This allows both 'hostname' and 'hostname -f' to do the
right thing.
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