Hostname Fails on boot

[David McCallum]

I have changed the hostname of my workstation in the /etc/rc.config.rc/netconf file and when I have changed the name in the host file as well. I reboot the server hostname fails and I'm unable to login into CDE. I can do a nslookup hostname and ip address which come back fine.I can get into CDE in failsafe mode. What else should be modified to accept the hostname change? The system is 715 workstation running 10.20.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi David:

I suggest that you do a '/sbin/set_parms hostname' as root. This will make the changes for you.

[S.K. Chan]

Just checking ..
When you changed netconf file in /etc/rc.config.d did you make a backup copy of the older file and leave it in /ec/rc.config.d ? If you do then this may be causing the hostname failed. Move that file to elsewhere.

[Bill Hassell]

Is the new hostname longer than 8 characters, or is it fully qualified hostname? If so, you need to set the hostname and the nodename. hostname corresponds top the network name (fully qualified or not) and nodename is for hte old uname value. To set uname and hostname values, edit the file /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and add the line:

NODENAME=8-characters-or-less

[Sanjay_6]

Hi David,

Use "/sbin/set_parms hostname" to modify the hostname.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Wodisch]

Hello David,

when exactly do you get that error? Please tell the name of the "/sbin/rc?.d/S*" scripts that run successfully, and the one that did not.

Perhaps you have an invalid character in that name (like a german umlaut, or a french or spanish accented character)?

Just my $0.02,
Wodisch

[harry d brown jr]

are you getting your IP via DHCP?

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harry