From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from user-0c8hobt.cable.mindspring.com ([24.136.225.125] helo=prince.homelinux.org ident=postfix) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Axf07-0004v4-00 for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 23:25:55 -0500 Received: by prince.homelinux.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B5DA374013B; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 23:25:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 23:25:50 -0500 From: Lorenzo Prince To: Jes and guide dog Harley , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040301042550.GC7147@prince.homelinux.org> References: <000701c3ff42$7e9f4f40$cb671f18@triad.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000701c3ff42$7e9f4f40$cb671f18@triad.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Cc: Subject: Re: Debian question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 04:25:55 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 put the fully qualified domain name into /etc/hostname. Unlike in Red Hat, Debian actually retains the information stored there. It doesn't try to change it. echo prince.homelinux.org >/etc/hostname did it for me. HTH, PRINCE Thus spake Jes and guide dog Harley: > Hi all. How does one go about setting the domain name of a debian system, in other words whether it's a .com, .net. etc. Thanks. > Jes > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAQrtOAl2SNUPt1I8RAjjSAJ44R+a8iVtLQtgec0Lp4Purvm3dlgCdHPta D1ZaqacgKgCUfVuoZXVKD7Y= =5PLb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----