Tim:
>>> I notice that if I type in "hostname" on FC4, I get a FQDN returned,
>>> but on FC6 I just get a hostname. I don't have FC5 running, now, to
>>> try that, too.
Tony Nelson:
>> On my FC6, hostname returns "localhost.localdomain" (I haven't set a
>> hostname), wo I'm getting a "FQDN" of a sort.
Donald Tripp:
> It has to do with the order of host names in /etc/hosts for
> localhost... I think... :-)
Just tested FC5, and it shows a FQDN. Though I notice that I've got a
FQDN where neat asks me to enter a hostname (on the DNS tab). I haven't
observed this cause a problem like I did when that happened on the FC6
box.
On my statically set FC4 & FC5 boxes, the hosts file is done as it's
supposed to be done.
e.g. #IP address FQDN alias(es)
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.1.2 two.example.com two
On the FC6 boxes with dynamically allocated addresses, that's not
possible. So they've got the local loopback line abused (as done by the
system, not I). Presumably, so that they can still boot if the network
is down.
e.g. #IP address FQDN alias(es)
127.0.0.1 dyn.example.com dyn localhost.localdomain localhost
I'll have to do some more testing, but I can't do it right now.
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