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From: Phil Sexton <philsexton@×××××××.Net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to set domainname
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:55:05
Message-Id: 44E3AEB8.3080608@infoave.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How to set domainname by "Anthony E. Caudel"
1 Anthony E Caudel wrote:
2 > Mike wrote:
3 >
4 >>Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
5 >>
6 >>>As of baselayout-1.12.4, the domainname init script is no longer used
7 >>>and the Gentoo Handbook no longer tells how to set the domainname.
8 >>>domainname now returns "(none)"
9 >>>
10 >>>/etc/conf.d/net.example talks about setting up dns_domain but if this is
11 >>>used, it overwrites /etc/resolv.conf.
12 >>>
13 >>>So how is the domainname now set?
14 >>>
15 >>>Tony
16 >>
17 >>/etc/hosts ?
18 >
19 >
20 > Well, perhaps. It is in my /etc/hosts. But domainname still returns (none)
21 >
22 > Tony
23
24 You should stop using /etc/hostname and use /etc/conf.d/hostname
25
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Re: [gentoo-user] How to set domainname "Anthony E. Caudel" <acaudel@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] How to set domainname Mike <whodie@×××××××.net>