On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Tom T. Thai wrote:

> should `hostname` return FQDN or just the "host name?"  The reason I ask
> is because on all my NetBSD system, `hostname` seems to return the "host
> name" and not FQDN.

[mysql really wants a FQDN]

> Now I wonder if I have my system setup right or is NetBSD's `hostname` a
> little different.

What does the entry in /etc/hosts look like? What does the hostname line
in rc.conf look like?

hostname really just returns what you tell it. So what do you tell it?

Take care,

Bill