From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 19:55:05 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CC0416A41F for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:55:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay20-f15.bay20.hotmail.com [64.4.54.104]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C76E243D6D for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:55:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:55:01 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 62.150.205.110 by by20fd.bay20.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:55:01 GMT X-Originating-IP: [62.150.205.110] X-Originating-Email: [dead_line@hotmail.com] X-Sender: dead_line@hotmail.com From: "Dark Star" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:55:01 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Aug 2005 19:55:01.0524 (UTC) FILETIME=[DF8A4D40:01C5AE65] Subject: server name QDN X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:55:05 -0000 Hello everyone, Well, Im on FreeBSD 4.8-R Fresh installation, and i have a simple question Lets say I named my box Xname so in rc.conf the hostname ="xname" When the machine start, the logs will start to complain /var/log/messages xname sm-mta[157]: unable to qualify my own domain name (xname) -- using short name xname sm-msp-queue[167]: My unqualified host name (xname) unknown; sleeping for retry xname sm-msp-queue[167]: unable to qualify my own domain name (xname) -- using short name Yes I do have a domain name lets say its Xwhatever.com and Yes if i will change the hostname -s to Xwhatever.com it will work just fine, but its not a logic to keep the command line standby as a domain name, so where do i tell my box that Xname = Xwhatever.com ? I tried to add to /etc/hosts this line Xname Xwhatever.com localhost Xname but its still the same, Any help would be appreciate it. Thank you in advance. Marwan _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/