topic Re: HOSTNAME LENGHT in Operating System - HP-UX

HOSTNAME LENGHT

Paula J Frazer-Campbell — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:02:26 GMT

This is the only way I can reply to the question on hostname lenght.

It is defined in sys/params.h
and on hpux 11 is :-
#define MAXHOSTNAMELEN 64 /* max length of hostname */

So a hostname of :-
The_computer_in_the_building_next_to_the_bus_station_by_the_lake is feasable (count 'em)

Paula

Re: HOSTNAME LENGHT

Paula J Frazer-Campbell — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:13:03 GMT

Forget the above I forgot the tie in with uname.

Sorry - slapped wrist and sent to bed early.

;-( Paula

Re: HOSTNAME LENGHT

Trevor Dyson — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:16:07 GMT

Hi,

Although it is possible to set it longer than 8 chars, a whole heap of things will not work as they were written when the maximum length was 8 chars and still assume to be so.

Best to stick with 8 chars

Re: HOSTNAME LENGHT

Paula J Frazer-Campbell — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:20:43 GMT

Hi Trevor
I was trying to answer a question on the lenght of hostname but could not get the reply button to work so I posted the answer this way and got it wrong which I indicated in my second post.

It's late 22:20 UK time and I am going home before I type rm -R * at root as superduperusr.

bye

Paula