On 10/27/23 07:59, Pocket wrote:
On 10/27/23 07:50, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 07:29:20AM -0400, Pocket wrote:
On 10/27/23 07:12, gene heskett wrote:
I tried to change just this machine to see how its done, and managed to
get all the right answers, which did not affect my local network
since I
generally use the alias name for an ssh or sshfs login, but on a reboot
its all gone. So how the heck do we do that so it survives a reboot?
*What* is "all gone"? Show us commands and their output, and then
explain
why the output is not what you expected.
/etc/hosts
If you're using short-form hostnames like this:
unicorn:~$ hostname
unicorn
then yeah, that's all you need. If you're using long-form hostnames
(with dots in them), then you also need to configure /etc/hostname.
I use the short-form hostnames, so mine is simply:
unicorn:~$ cat /etc/hostname
unicorn
Couldn't be simpler, really.
Are you referring to the domain name or FQDN?
Not a systemd luver nor expert. Someone suggested that if I was using
dotted names, then I should edit (as sudo) /etc/hostname which I have
now done t add the FQDN name of coyote.home.arpa. but:
gene@coyote:/etc$ sudo nano hostname (and add .home.arpa to the alias
name it had)
[sudo] password for gene:
gene@coyote:/etc$ domainname
(none)
gene@coyote:/etc$ hostname
coyote
gene@coyote:/etc$
So instead of giving me static cuz I'm not doing it right, show me the
right way!
Thank you.
Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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