On 2008-08-25 11:20:58 -0700, Vwaju wrote: > According to man hostname > /bin/hostname -F <filename> > will "read the hostname from the specified file". > If you > /bin/hostname -F <empty file> > and then > /bin/hostname --fqdn > it fails (it's not getting the FQDN from /etc hosts!)
Well, the -F option has the effect to set the hostname. So, it is normal that it fails (I don't really understand your example). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
