On 24 Oct 2002, Shawn Lamson wrote: > Hi all - > > I changed my hostname from callerio to callerio.piscat.nj and now when > i > invoke "sudo" i get the followin message: > slamson@callerio:~$ sudo -v > sudo: unable to lookup callerio.piscat.nj via gethostbyname() > > this follows across reboots, if however i echo "callerio" back into > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname > I no longer get that message... after giving that message sudo > continues to function normally, whatever hostname is set to. Any idea > what causes this? > > Shawn
Have you made the necessary change in /etc/hosts? I've been caught in this way in the past. AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
