Re: Domain name.

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

Please bottom post.  I'll try to re-order this mess so that it makes
sense.

On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 09:52:51AM -0600, Francisco Ruiz wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
> > [mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:48 PM
> > To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> > Subject: Re: Domain name.
> >
> >
> > Francisco Ruiz wrote:
> >
> >>Where in a 7.3 machine do I specify the domain name?
> >
> >
> > The full DNS domain name is in the /etc/sysconfig/network file.
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> _______________________________________________
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:17 PM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: Domain name.
> 
> 
> Francisco Ruiz wrote:
> > What the command to set it? If you may.
> 
> You simply edit the file or use "redhat-config-network".
> _______________________________________________
> 
> What should the entry look like on the file.  I tried using the
> "redhat-config-network" and the entry for domain is not there under the DNS
> tab.

Edit your /etc/sysconfig/network so that your hostname is fully
qualified with the domain name.  For example, here is that file for my
server:

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=yak.bobcatos.com
GATEWAY=192.168.2.1
GATEWAYDEV=eth0
FORWARD_IPV4=yes

You should also change /etc/hosts to reflect it.  Again, from my
server:

127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
192.168.2.4     yak.bobcatos.com        yak

You also may need to change /etc/resolv.conf if it specifies a
domain.

This is one of the few times I recommend a reboot because a lot of
cats and dogs hang on that hostname and the domain name that is
derived from it.

(I trust Rick to correct me if I'm wrong.  Sometimes I am.  No,
really! :-) 

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure earthlink net  http://www.bobcatos.com
What if God is asking _us_ for a sign?