Package: hostname Version: 3.00 Severity: minor
This command doe snot change the hostname: hostename new Please clarify in the manual page that 1) this change is temporary 2) /etc/hostname is not writtent to 3) To really chnage the hostname, sysadm must modify /etc/hostname Cf. Thread "Cannot change hostname permanently" http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/10/msg00096.html -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages hostname depends on: ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries hostname recommends no packages. hostname suggests no packages. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
