Should /etc/hostname contain the whole FQDN?

2007-08-31 Thread Jonathan Wilson
I have been trying to find out the exact and proper way to set the host and domain name on Debian and it's clear as mud. Searching the internet gives all sorts of conflicting answers. First, I thought the way to do it was to put the FQDN in /etc/hostname. Then I ended up with

Re: Should /etc/hostname contain the whole FQDN?

2007-08-31 Thread Jeff D
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Jonathan Wilson wrote: Can anyone who /knows/ tell me what the proper officially correct ways of setting the hostname and the FQDN are, please? Thanks, JW -- in /etc/hostname : myhostname in /etc/hosts: 10.0.0.120 myhostname.mydomain.com myhostname set

Re: Should /etc/hostname contain the whole FQDN?

2007-08-31 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 11:38:01AM -0500, Jonathan Wilson wrote: I have been trying to find out the exact and proper way to set the host and domain name on Debian and it's clear as mud. Searching the internet gives all sorts of conflicting answers. Of course. Debian changes. UNIX changes.