On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:58:24 +0000, The Fungi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:41:54AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: >[...] >> Where can I obtain the FQDN of the system instead? >[...] > >You can't, necessarily.
So it needs to be in /etc/hosts. >Is there any way to simply >*insist* the FQDN be present in the config (provided by the >administrator via debconf or by manual editing after installation) >and just be done with all the guessing? I'd rather avoid this and guess the name from a central point created during installation. > Maybe even refuse to start >the daemon until this is provided, with a clear error message to >that effect? Nosireebob, people do not read error messages but post bug reports instead. I am not prepared to handle these. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834