Why would the logs change the hostname after a reboot? Here's what an archive /var/log/messages file looks like:
Jun 17 17:15:39 localhost exiting on signal 15 Jun 17 17:17:04 merlin syslogd 1.4.1#17: restart. The strange thing is the hostname isn't even "merlin". There's no reference to "merlin" anywhere. I don't think the box has been hacked. On my other debian boxes, some use "localhost" while others use `hostname`. Why the discrepancy here? Thanks for any insight. -- Jiann-Ming Su "I have to decide between two equally frightening options. If I wanted to do that, I'd vote." --Duckman
