From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 24 07:34:21 2003 Return-Path: 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 4D45416A4B3 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:34:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from iwmail.xpdial.com (iwgate.xpdial.com [68.156.89.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E45D43FD7 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:34:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@s-wit.net) Received: from [192.168.101.4] by iwmail.xpdial.com (ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro for WinNT/2000/XP, Version 1.8 (1.8.4.1)); Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:37:35 -0400 Message-ID: <004201c39a3c$64f37d20$6a1fa8c0@ocfl061> From: "M.D. DeWar" To: "Micheal Patterson" , References: <017d01c39a37$a168bae0$6a1fa8c0@ocfl061> <01be01c39a39$2b750ad0$4df24243@tsgincorporated.com> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:37:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: wrong name on emails X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:34:21 -0000 Hello, Thanks. Yes it reports the correct hostname. And its correct in the rc.conf. Here is a copy of the FROM on a email sent by the cron root@badboy.wirelesscommunitynetworks.com (Cron Daemon) and hostname shows spiderman.wirelesscommunitynetworks.com Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micheal Patterson" To: "M.D. DeWar" ; Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: wrong name on emails > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M.D. DeWar" > To: > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:03 AM > Subject: wrong name on emails > > > > Hello, > > When I first setup from FreeBSD 4.8 box I gave it one name, badboy. Then > > later to due to dns issues I changed it to match DNS. Now when I get an > > email from the box it says root@badboy.domain.com instead of the new name. > > I searched every file I can think of. rc.local,rc.conf , resolv.conf and > > other files but with no luck. > > I tried egrep -iR "badboy" / > > to find it but it was taking a long long time. So killed it. > > Were do I find it and change it or is it permanently at the original > > hostname. > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > Use the command hostname to verify that it's using the new name. If it shows > the old name there, do a hostname to correct it.. Provided it's > correct in your rc.conf file as well. > > -- > > Micheal Patterson > TSG Network Administration > 405-917-0600 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >