topic uname -a problems in Operating System - HP-UX

uname -a problems

Tal Drigov — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 00:36:27 GMT

Hi.

When I run:

[dhcp-564-8]/>uname -a
HP-UX unknown B.11.00 A 9000/780 2007898327 two-user license

I'm running as DHCP client.

Any ideas ?

Tal.

Re: uname -a problems

Patrick Wallek — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 00:58:29 GMT

Is your hostname more than 8 characters in length? If it is, shorten it. There are LOTS of issues with having a hostname that is longer than 8 characters in HP-UX.

The following document is from the TKB, circa 1992, but it is still applicable. TKB doc. ID CDG9204080930. Here's the link:
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000007949952

Re: uname -a problems

Tal Drigov — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:18:45 GMT

but the hostname I get from the DHCP server....?!

Re: uname -a problems

Patrick Wallek — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:57:57 GMT

The same still applies. If the hostname you get from the DHCP server is longer than 8 characters, you will have a problem.

If it is not, you may just have to use 'uname -S' to set the host name every time you reboot.