i just added predict.future.net in the mysql permission table.  The only
reason I asked about it was to see if the convention for a hostname is
FQDN or not..since sysintall defaulted to only the host (predict).


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Thomas T. Thai          Infomedia Interactive Communications
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On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Brian Buhrow wrote:

> 	In the default installation, as you point out, hostname is given the
> contents of /etc/myname at boot up.  Since your /etc/myname file contains
> predict, and not, predict.future.net, typing hostname after you boot will
> show predict.  If you put the fqdn in /etc/myname, you'll get the fqdn when
> you type hostname after restarting.  If you want the hostname without the
> fqdn, use the -s flag to hostname.  The -s flag is documented in the
> hostname(1) man page.
> So, if I were you, I'd put the fqdn in  /etc/myname, rerun the mysql
> installation process, and things should be happier.
> -Brian
> 
> On Nov 16,  4:58pm, "Tom T. Thai" wrote:
> } Subject: Re: hostname
> } On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> } 
> } > 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?
> } 
> } I'm just curious what is the "right" way to have your hostname, is it just
> } the "host name" or should it be the FQDN?
> } 
> } I think sysinstall did most of the default entries:
> } /etc/hosts
> } ...
> } #Added by NetBSD sysinst
> } #
> } 204.130.134.9 predict.future.net predict
> } 127.0.0.1 localhost
> } 
> } /etc/rc.conf
> } # Basic network configuration
> } hostname=""                              # if blank, use /etc/myname
> } domainname=""                            # if blank, use /etc/defaultdomain
> } defaultroute=""                          # if blank, use /etc/mygate
> } 
> } # cat /etc/myname
> } predict
> } # cat /etc/defaultdomain
> } future.net
> } 
> } 
> } > hostname really just returns what you tell it. So what do you tell it?
> } > 
> } > Take care,
> } > 
> } > Bill
> } > 
> } > 
> } 
> >-- End of excerpt from "Tom T. Thai"
> 
> 
>