On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 06:13:52AM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > Hi, > > I've installed Debian with a 3-month-old network installer on expert > mode. Reason for this is that it allows for disabling the root > password, and therefore assigns the initial user as a sudoer. But then > it does not autoconfigure the network which results in stuff like xine > and dwww not working. I don't have network access on that particular > machine, that's why I left the settings out, but I guess there should > be some configuration anyways. Could someone guide me on how I can > solve my problem without resorting to a fresh install.
See the debian-reference and the installation manual, but basically for an unnetworked box you do need something since everything seems to be client-server even on the same box. /etc/hostname contains just the name of you box. Since you don't have a network, just call your box localhost, so have one line in /etc/hostname that says localhost /etc/hosts contains basic name resolver information. It should contain one line: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost You should now be able to ping localhost and get a response. This should be everything you need for a non-networked box. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
