Hello, Thanks. Yes it reports the correct hostname. And its correct in the rc.conf.
Here is a copy of the FROM on a email sent by the cron [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cron Daemon) and hostname shows spiderman.wirelesscommunitynetworks.com Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micheal Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "M.D. DeWar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: wrong name on emails > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M.D. DeWar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:03 AM > Subject: wrong name on emails > > > > Hello, > > When I first setup from FreeBSD 4.8 box I gave it one name, badboy. Then > > later to due to dns issues I changed it to match DNS. Now when I get an > > email from the box it says [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of the new name. > > I searched every file I can think of. rc.local,rc.conf , resolv.conf and > > other files but with no luck. > > I tried egrep -iR "badboy" / > > to find it but it was taking a long long time. So killed it. > > Were do I find it and change it or is it permanently at the original > > hostname. > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > Use the command hostname to verify that it's using the new name. If it shows > the old name there, do a hostname <new name> to correct it.. Provided it's > correct in your rc.conf file as well. > > -- > > Micheal Patterson > TSG Network Administration > 405-917-0600 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"