topic Re: Problem with HOSTNAME in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem with HOSTNAME

ALe_3 — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:14:52 GMT

Dear All,

I just installed a machine using a make_recovery of another machine. However the new machine still shows the name of the cloned machine (with hostname command) even if into file /etc/rc.config.d/netconf the name is correct.

The strange thing is that when I launch the command set_parms hostname it shows me the correct name and then, if I run again hostname command (after having launched the set_parms hostname) it shows the correct name.

But when I reboot the machine, it shows again the old name.

Can anyone help me?

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

Piergiacomo Perini — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:20:39 GMT

Hi ALe,

and when you type command

uname -a

what is the output?

Let's try and check also the file
/etc/issue.

HTH
regards
pg

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

ALe_3 — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:22:17 GMT

It gives me the old/wrong name.....

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

melvyn burnard — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:26:26 GMT

check you /etc/hosts file
Also make sure there is not a "backup" of the netconf file in /etc/rc.config.d/ that has the old hostname.
You may wish to run the set_parms without any options and set evertything again, but first remove the entries in hosts file, just to make sure.

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

Enrico P. — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:31:12 GMT

Hi,
try to set the hostname with the command

uname -S

or with the command

hostname

Enrico

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

Enrico P. — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:37:10 GMT

Also check in the /etc/rc.config.d directory if there is another file that have set the variable HOSTNAME:

grep HOSTNAME /etc/rc.config.d/*

Enrico

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

freddy_21 — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:40:32 GMT

please run
#set_parms hostname
type again your correct hostname, please not skip to type your correct hostname.

and reboot yout system.

Thanks
freddy

Re: Problem with HOSTNAME

ALe_3 — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:41:00 GMT

Melvyn was right, there was a netconf backup file that I deleted then I also cleaned up the hosts file and now everything is fine.

Thank you all for the help.

Regards
ALe