[Gllug] Problem starting up

[Simon Bunker]

Got it fixerd - my mistake - and a fairly small one too. I deleted localhost
and replaced it with my host name rather than just adding to it - oops. Back
working now. Interestingly when I removed the new name and just put back
localhost, the X server complained a lot (still started but with errors) so
it seems to have picked up the name on startup.

I wouldn't mind but the machine isn't even on a network! (if you don't count
the net) I just needed the different name to match up with my flexLM license
file (if you ever have to deal with flexLM licensing you'll realise how
nasty it is!) - guess it's a pain for pirates too though.

Anyway I'm sure it won't be the last Linux problem. I also couldn't seem to
find /etc/hostname - it didn't exist although the machine still runs fine.

I was also wondering - on a completely different subject - whether there is
a way of telling the mail server to delete the mail on it? It's just that I
now have Outlook express and Evolution set up for my email, but I would
really like them to have access to the same information. As I do't think
they can be set up with a common mailbox (can they??) I was thinking of
leaving it on the server when it is downloaded. Obviously it needs clearing
out every now and again though! How would I do this?

thanks

Simon
http://www.rendermania.com/
UIN 11123737


> yip. that's how I do it now.
> Still got to tell /etc/hosts that newhostname is on local machine or it
will try resolve it off dns
>
> On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 12:18:23PM +0200, Xander D Harkness wrote:
> > Red Hat sets the hostname in /etc/sysconfig/network
> >
> > You will see entries in there for NIS, gateway and hostname.
> >
> > The entry in there will reset the hostname at boot.
> >
> > Rather than setting hostname in future using Linuxconf I would suggest
> > just changing the network file and then typing 'hostname mynewhostname'
> >
> > Cheers
> > Xander
> >
> > Brent Geach wrote:
> > > in /etc/hosts
> > >
> > > 127.0.0.1       shadow.prv.uk.itouchnet.net shadow localhost
localhost.localdomain
> > >
> > > where shadow is my machine name, prv.uk.itouchnet.net is my domainn
> > > That should sort sendmail and lpd out for you
> > >
> > > Brent
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 12:17:46AM +0100, Simon Bunker wrote:
> > >
> > >>That is exactly the problem - and yup - Red Hat 7.1 :o) What is the
hosts
> > >>file meant to look like? I think I only changed /etc/hosts - do I need
to
> > >>change /etc/hostname too? Or does sendmail have it's own configuration
that
> > >>needs to be run?
> > >>
> > >>I did manage to get back in using the "Interactive startup" and just
turning
> > >>sendmail off when it asked me. I can't be bothered waiting five
minutes for
> > >>a timeout! Looks like it's fixable at least, but what needs to be
changed to
> > >>get it right again?
> > >>
> > >>thanks
> > >>
> > >>Simon
> > >>http://www.rendermania.com/
> > >>UIN 11123737
> > >>


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