Hello,
in order to wrap this hostname question up, then hostname set during
the Debian installation is:
1) mapped to an address from 127.0.0.0/8 range in /etc/hosts file.
Specifically to IPv4 address 127.0.1.1
2) written to MTA(for example exim4) configuration file
3) written to /etc/mailname
4)
Tom H wrote:
> >> What I find somewhat weird is that when you install Debian,
> >> "/etc/hostname" and "/etc/mailname" are the same.
> >> So if it's "box.company.internal" and bob runs "mail tom", bob's
> >> address'll be "bob@box.company.internal".
> >
> > Yes. Seems reasonable to me. That is exac
>> I'm going to try it too.
>
> Ha! Beat you to it! :-)
:)
I'd forgotten about this hostname and postfix business until your
email arrived last Monday but I haven't had the time to do my (far
less thorough) test.
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> >> Bob Prou
Tom H wrote:
> >> Bob Proulx wrote:
> >>> Yes. And also to /etc/postfix/main.cf if postfix is installed. Or to
> >>> other places if other MTAs are installed.
> >>
> >> When you use "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" or "dpkg-reconfigure
> >> postfix", "/etc/mailname" is updated; in postfix's case be
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Bob Proulx wrote:
>>> Yes. And also to /etc/postfix/main.cf if postfix is installed. Or to
>>> other places if other MTAs are installed.
>>
>> When you use "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" or "dpkg-reconfigure
>> postfix", "/et
Tom H wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Yes. And also to /etc/postfix/main.cf if postfix is installed. Or to
> > other places if other MTAs are installed.
>
> When you use "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config" or "dpkg-reconfigure
> postfix", "/etc/mailname" is updated; in postfix's case because "my
> ori
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:12 AM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Martin T wrote:
>> thank you for replies! So am I correct, that hostname set during the
>> installation is:
You're welcome.
>> 1) mapped to an address from 127.0.0.0/8 range in /etc/hosts file
>
> Specifically 127.0.1.1 so that it is always
Martin T wrote:
> thank you for replies! So am I correct, that hostname set during the
> installation is:
>
> 1) mapped to an address from 127.0.0.0/8 range in /etc/hosts file
Specifically 127.0.1.1 so that it is always available and doesn't
conflict or confuse with 127.0.0.1 localhost. The newe
Andrei, Tom:
thank you for replies! So am I correct, that hostname set during the
installation is:
1) mapped to an address from 127.0.0.0/8 range in /etc/hosts file
2) written to /etc/mailname
3) written to "message of the day" file
4) usually used in shell prompt(for example "\[\e]0;\u@\h:
\w\a\
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Martin T wrote:
> During Debian installation there is a question about "hostname" using
> expert installation mode.
In both modes but I don't think that "regular" mode asks you for a domain.
> Am I correct, that "hostname" inserted during Debian installation i
On Lu, 13 feb 12, 03:16:17, Martin T wrote:
> During Debian installation there is a question about "hostname" using
> expert installation mode.
During normal mode as well ;)
> Am I correct, that "hostname" inserted during Debian installation is
> associated with a local(address from 127.0.0.0/8
During Debian installation there is a question about "hostname" using
expert installation mode.
Am I correct, that "hostname" inserted during Debian installation is
associated with a local(address from 127.0.0.0/8 range) IP address:
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martin@martin-ThinkPad-T60:~$ hostname
martin-ThinkPad-T60
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