Problem with HOSTNAME

[ALe_3]

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?

[Piergiacomo Perini]

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

[ALe_3]

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

[melvyn burnard · Accepted solution]

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.

[Enrico P.]

Hi,
try to set the hostname with the command

uname -S

or with the command

hostname

Enrico

[Enrico P.]

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

[freddy_21]

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

and reboot yout system.


Thanks
freddy

[ALe_3]

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