There's something wrong with my system's understanding of its hostname. The source: $ head -2 /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 bigstory.homelinux.org bigstory $ cat /etc/hostname bigstory The symptoms: $ hostname bigstory localhost.localdomain $ hostname -f hostname: Unknown host $ hostname -a hostname: Unknown host $ sudo ls /dev/null # or any sudo command sudo: unable to lookup bigstory localhost.localdomain via gethostbyname() /dev/null It also affects mutt's ability to use GPG and temp files, a DCOPserver, and probably other stuff I have yet to encounter. I've restarted the network, and I've also rebooted. Neither effected the cure. Can someone help me get to the bottom of this? Dave. -- Dave Edwards <dle @ sympatico.ca> Freelance and Technical Writer, With Special Interest in Open Source Software http://bigStory.homelinux.org