Subject: bin/8689: sup fails if hostname is fully qualified
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <tomh@metrics.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/26/1999 10:18:41
>Number: 8689
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: sup fails if hostname is fully qualified
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 26 10:18:01 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Tom Haapanen
>Organization:
Software Metrics Inc.
>Release: 1.4.1
>Environment:
NetBSD integrale 1.4 NetBSD 1.4 (GENERIC) #1: Sat May 8 11:37:01 PDT 1999 ross@netbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/GENERIC alpha
>Description:
If the hostname is fully qualified (e.g. integrale.motorsport.com), sup fails with the following message:
SUP 8.26 (4.3 BSD) for system software at Oct 26 13:09:04
SUP: Can't find my host entry
>How-To-Repeat:
Set your hostname to foo.bar.com. Run sup to receive error message above.
Set your hostname to foo. Run sup -- it works correctly.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: