manually fixing IPs

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 03/29/2011 07:35 AM, Jeff Raber wrote:
> On 03/27/2011 10:57 AM, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
>> And how to tweak /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* (and/or
>> /etc/sysconfig/network) for static IPs such that NM sets
>> hostname/domainname correctly?
>>
>> I have never got this working correctly.
>>
>> In all cases, I've tried either "hostname -f" or "hostname" did not work.
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648725#c23
Thanks for the hint.

> Sounds like NM is out of the 'hostname setting' business.  You should be
> able to edit your /etc/hosts manually and NM will not change it.
This would be good news.

So far, my work around with static IPs had been to modify 
/etc/nsswitch.conf to let it ignore "file" and to rely on dns only.

Not necessarily nice, but it appears to be working (at least for me).

Ralf