Re: [SPAM] Re: Where is the host name?

Anthony Howe <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.cobalt
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Izumi Tsutsui uttered...:
>> hostname, login prompt, and paneld all report the same things regardless
> 
> What are "the same things"?
> 
>> of the /etc/myname or /etc/rc.conf $hostname values.
> 
> What did you actually set in those files?
> 
> "How to repeat" is always recommended in problem reports
> and you can see how it should be set in /etc/rc.d/network.

I tried

1.

cat <<EOT >/etc/myname
wimp.snert.com
EOT

rebooted... No change to paneld, login prompt, or hostname(1)

2.

cat <<EOT >>/etc/rc.conf
hostname='wimp.snert.com'
EOT

rebooted... No change to paneld, login prompt, or hostname(1)

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