Re: newbie's question
From: Bill Drennon (crazybill_at_drennon.org)
Date: 11/25/03
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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:41:57 GMT
>From http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html :
4.5.3 - Setting the system hostname
Now you must set the system hostname. This value, along with the DNS domain
name (specified below), will be saved in the file /etc/myname, which is used
during normal boot to set the hostname of the system. If you do not set the
domain name of the system, the default value of 'my.domain' will be used.
It is important to set this name now, because it will be used when the
cryptographic keys for the system are generated during the first boot after
installation. This generation takes place whether the network is configured
or not.
Enter system hostname (short form, e.g. 'foo'): puffy
"niubbo" <ppp@ppp.pp> wrote in message
news:7Gwvb.72646$hV.2739010@news2.tin.it...
>
> When i install OpenBSD i must choice a name for my machine:
> ie: test
> Then i mus choice a DNS domain name and the installation suggest bar.com
or
> example.com: i wrote something not present on
> internet like one.two.bye.bye.com
> but when i login i see: test.one.two.bye.bye.com
> how can i see only machine name (test)? Can i leave blank DNS domain name?
>
> Thx,
> niubbo.
>
>
>
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