On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 01:23:09AM -0400, Dave Edwards wrote: > 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 Make only 1 127.0.0.1 line? Something is getting confused an setting your hostname to "bigstory localhost.localdomain". Look around wherever you set the hostname (/etc/sysconfig somewhere?) mh > > $ 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 > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://www.oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux -- Martin Hicks || mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org || PGP/GnuPG: 0x4C7F2BEE