On 17.11.06 08:25, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2006-11-14 09:19:09 +0100, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > I do and I did. However, "hostname -s", contrary to hostname's manual page, > > does not return first segment of the system hostname, but resolves the FQDN > > first and returns first segment of the resulting hostname. See my (refused) > > bugreport: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345761 > > The hosts man page is clear.
But the 'hostname' man page is not. > You should write > > IP_address canonical_hostname [aliases...] > > So, in your case (as your machine doesn't have any other IP address), > you should write > > 127.0.0.1 fnote.local fnote localhost > > (well, fnote.local isn't even a correct FQDN, IMHO). I don't think > 127.0.0.1 should necessarily be reversed as localhost; what is > important is that localhost should resolve as 127.0.0.1, and this > is OK with the above line. the problem is, many packages have unexpected behaviour when 127.0.0.1 does not resolve to localhost. and I do think that 127.0.0.1 should map to localhost. (Sorry, I'm too lazy now to search the debian-devel discussion about way to correctly setting up a hostname) -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. The 3 biggets disasters: Hiroshima 45, Tschernobyl 86, Windows 95 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
