Tim: >> How's your hostname set? oldman: > I think I have it fixed now, but just to be sure, in my /etc/hosts I > have: > > 192.168.1.101 old.HOME old > > which was duplicating the default 'localhost.localdomain localhost' > that is there. The hosts file doesn't set your machine's hostname, it's just a lookup table of what names and IPs are associated with each other. You set the hostname elsewhere (see man hostname). > I understand that the final localhost is an alias (that is the term > used in Network Manager) for localhost.localdomain, That's the idea - the hosts file has an IP associated with a FQDN, and can have several aliases, as well (see man hosts). > and every indication I have (mostly my bash prompt) says > localhost=old. I was attempting to say that my computer was named old > and my network (domain?) was HOME, but apparently I am incorrect here. Just type the "hostname" command by itself to see how it's set. -- (This PC runs FC4, my others FC5 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
