>> I have a laptop, with a fixed ip-address, and i want to change its >> domainname. The current domainname is: local. >> So i did a compleet NEW installation of Debian 5.0 and formatted the file >> system during installation. I did give the new domainname: thuis.local. > >> If i look at the /etc/host file, i see: >> 127.0.0.1 localhost >> 192.168.0.10 debian.thuis.local debian >> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOULD BE > >> If I look in /etc/resolv.conf.I see: >> search thuis.local >> nameserver 192.168.0.x >> nameserver 192.168.0.y >> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOUL:D BE > >> If I look in /etc/network/interfaces. I see: >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> allow-hotplug eth0 >> iface eth0 inet static >> address 192.168.0.10 >> netmask 255.255.255.0 >> broadcast 192.168.0.255 >> gateway 192.168.0.z >> dns-nameservers 192.168.0.x 192.168.0.y >> dns-search thuis.local >> I THINK, THIS IS AS SHOULD BE. > >> If i look in the /var/log/syslogfile, i see: >> Nov 8 20:14:11 debian avahi-deamon[2464]: Server startup complete. Host >> name >> is debian.local local service cookie is 3066543992. > >> Why is at startup the name debian.local ??? >> I have asked to give the hostname debian and the domainname thuis.local. >> And more important how can i change it > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.thuis.local localhost > 127.0.0.1 debian.thuis.local debian # may not be necessary > > > Hi Tom, > > I did the things you said, but unfortunatelly, it maded no change. > > Thanks > > I have changed the line in /etc/host > from 127.0.0.1 localhost into 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost --> > this makes no difference for the syslog file: the hostname there is still > debian.local > > > I added 127.0.0.1.debian.thuis.local debian --> I get no change. And because > i have seen in other logfiles, that this could give some messages with > binding the name to the ip-address, I commeted it out again. > > There is no change in the line: > Nov 8 20:14:11 debian avahi-deamon[2464]: Server startup complete. Host name > is debian.local local service cookie is 3066543992. Only the cookie number > is different..
I saw an email today suggesting to use the FQDN in /etc/hostname so you could try that (although I personally have only ever used the "regular" hostname there). After emailing you, the .local suffix rang a bell and looking at your emails now confirms it. .local is an avahi-specific suffix and your log message comes from avahi-daemon. There is a setting (through the "hosts" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf, I think, although it does not make sense offhand) which instructs avahi not to append .local when you are using .local as a unicast domain. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
