Question: Where is the dnsdomainname set?

[Thomas Cameron]

On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 22:52 -0400, TGS wrote:
> This might be a noob question, especially for someone that has been using
> RedHat since version 5.3, but here goes.
> 
> I cannot figure out where in a GUI the dnsdomainname is set. I thought that
> it get set via the /etc/sysconfig/network file, but on my system my hostname
> is returning (none). As I look at the file, it seems to be okay, with the
> domain name entry.
> 
> So I thought, where in the GUI does this get set? It is derived via the
> /etc/hosts file, and the hosts entry tab of the network config GUI?
> 
> Now, I only have noticed this since the last update that I did from the
> development tree.

As root, run system-config-network and look under the DNS tab.

The your hostname is set at boot time
via /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/network-
functions and /etc/sysconfig/network.
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Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT