On Thu, 1 May 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote: > Lack of a host name will cause several useful parts of the system to > segfault. This is why there is a default value provided during > installation (among other reasons). > Segfaults are by no means only obtained by faulty hardware. Faulty > software can produce them as well. The key point in this particular > problem was that two earlier machines had the same software installed on > them and they produced no such errors. If software runs on one machine and > not on another, it is a pretty fair assumption that it is faulty hardware > on the other machine. This is not always the case, but it makes a good
You're absolutely right. That's why I indicated that it was more than likely the hardware. I just figured I'd let him know that it could be a software error, and not corrupt sofware, but a configuration problem. Just in case he installed and made some change he feels wouldn't cause it. Until I experienced the hostname problem I never would have thought a system configuration problem would cause a segmentation fault. Which perhaps I should report as a bug. Have a good one, --Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
