>>>>>> On Sun, 31 May 1998 10:39:39 +0200, "Igmar Palsenberg"
>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>>>> my /etc/HOSTNAME has one line in it, which is:
>>>>> var3.varesearch.com
>>>>> however, when I go into linuxconf, it has my hostname listed as
>>>>> localhost.localdomain. where does linuxconf read the hostname
>>>>> information from on startup?
>Igmar> It doesn't. The contents of this file are completely
>Igmar> ignored. Set the correct hostname in /etc/sysconfig/network.
>>> um, ooooo-kay. why? was this a brain fart or a 'design
>>> decision'?? I must register my complaint with it, it looks like a
>>> complete oversight on the author's part.
>Igmar> The /etc/HOSTNAME file only excist because of compability
>Igmar> issues. Some programs still use it, in stead of the official
>Igmar> system calls.
>cool. thx for letting me know. I was never sure about where it was
>used, and where it was not. What part of the boot up process uses
>/etc/HOSTNAME to set up the hostname?
It doesn't. rc.sysinit takes the hostname out of /etc/sysconfig, and then
set's the hostname.
>However, since it is included in redhat's distribution, why does their
>own configuration tool ignore it? That seems rather odd to me.
I don't know it. /etc/HOSTNAME seems to be totally unused, except or some
older programs that don't use the appropriate system call.
Second, I'm not one of RedHat's, so I don't know.
>Why does redhat's startup scripts use it to set the hostname, and then
>linuxconf ignores it?
Don't know the either.
If someone for RedHat read's this : Why ???
> What really strikes me as odd is that redhat's
>own installer pops that info into /etc/HOSTNAME, but does not use the
>/etc/sysconfig/network file, like linuxconf does.
>I am not calling for one over the other, but for consistency in all of
>the tools.
>I can see that it would be wise for linuxconf to read the
>/etc/HOSTNAME file and if it has information in it (it probably came
>from the install), use it, and write it to /etc/sysconfig/network.
>What happens if the two files have different information?
Not much. Maybe some old program that get's confused and refuses to work
(couldn't resolve hostname)
>I think that would be bad, no? Linuxconf is in the perfect place to see
that
>they are different, and alert the user.
Haven't been using LinuxConf. I even don't know how it looks.... Always do
things manually.
>Are you the author of linuxconf?
No. I'm not. My English isn't that good :)
> I have one other huge grip, but it
>is totally a design issue, and I think that the author can make a huge
>difference on tty mode with this.
>have fun,
>rob
Igmar
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