problem with hostname

[Karl F. Larsen]

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pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
> kappa01@:~$ cat /etc/hostname 
> wlsdev18-2 
> 
> kappa01@:~$ cat /etc/hosts 
> 127.0.0.1 localhost 
> 127.0.1.1 wlsdev18-2 
> # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts 
> ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback 
> fe00::0 ip6-localnet 
> ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix 
> ff02::1 ip6-allnodes 
> ff02::2 ip6-allrouters 
> ff02::3 ip6-allhosts 

	I think the problem is the hostname. It is illegal because it includes
numbers and a dash. Let us run a test:

	In /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts use the name wlsdev and see if that
doesn't work much better.

73 Karl




> 
> As you can see, the system prompt does not include the hostname wlsdev18-2, thus my consternation especially since I did not knowingly make a change. 
> Also, I am running standard 9.04 but with kubuntu rather than gnome. 
> 
> Paul 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "NoOp" <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> 
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com 
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:50:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
> Subject: Re: problem with hostname 
> 
> On 07/10/2009 04:03 AM, pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote: 
>> 9.04 32-bit 
>>
> Please bottom post on this list; see 
> <http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette> for 
> more information. 
> 
> So, I'll assume that you are running standard Ubuntu (Gnome) 9.04. Can 
> you please post the *actual* hostnames that you are using without 
> obuscating? 
> 
> $ cat /etc/hosts 
> $ cat /etc/hostname 
> 
> I'm wondering if perhaps you special characters in the hostname that is 
> causing the issue. 
> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "NoOp" 
>>
>> Again: What version/flavour of Ubuntu are you using? This is important 
>> as there are considerable differences between hardy, intrepid, 
>> jaunty/xubuntu, kubuntu, and ubuntu regarding network management. 
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 


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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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