I guess I can either find another package or just put this in a script..
Thanks for the help everyone..
Jake
At 05:12 PM 5/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
Hi -
I've been reading your posts on the redhat list. I get the list in digest mode, so I can't reply individually, but I thought I would send you a quick note.
The "domainname" command has nothing to do with DNS domain (like yahoo.com or whatever). The domainname command, as stated in the man pages, is for setting the NIS/YP domain name for that machine. The NIS/YP domain name is akin to the Windows NT "domain" which has nothing to do with an internet/DNS/TCP/IP domain.
As long as your hostname is correct, and you have the correct domain entry in /etc/resolv.conf you are good to go. Unless you are running NIS/YP, and I didn't see anywhere in your posts that you are, there is no need to worry about the domainname command.
There is no utility to change the domain part of a FQDN. You do that in /etc/resolv.conf. So:
1. make sure output of hostname is correct
2. add "domain somedomain.com" to /etc/resolv.conf
3. you're done
For example, I'm running numerous servers, and the output of "domainname" on all of them is null, and I can assure you they are all working correctly from an addressing standpoint. I don't run NIS or YP on any of my machines (LDAP is better).
Hope this helps.
- John
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