unable to qualify my own domain name

[Marco Hernandez Padill]

I just installed HP-UX 11.00 and now I get this message every time.

unable to qualify my own domain name (ppmpdmu2) -- using short name

I don?t have dns or something like that.
What?s the problem?

Thank's in advance.
MPADILLA

[federico_3]

check the file /etc/resolv.conf

It should contain your domain!


Federico

[MARTINACHE]

edit your /etc/hosts file

If you have :

10.20.30.40 yourhost

Change it for

10.20.30.40 yourhost .yourhost

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi
Just put a full stop (.) at end of host address in /etc/hosts file.

ie.

100.1.1.100 machine name.

HTH.

[Andreas Voss]

Hi,

this message comes from teh sendmail daemon.
Add an alias in your /etc/hosts:
ppmpdmu2 ppmpdmu2.mydomain
The add the following line into /etc/mail/sendmail.c:
Dj$w.mydomain
Stop sendmail with: /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
And restart with: /sbin/init.d/sendmail start

Regards

[Andreas Voss]

Sorry i've lost one character, the file is /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

[CHRIS_ANORUO · Accepted solution]

Update your /etc/hosts file as follows
ipaddress host name aliases
W.X.Y.Z hp
TO READ
W.X.Y.Z hp.hp
Then restart sendmail:
/sbin/init.d/sendmail (stop/start)
You can also download and install 11 equivalent patch (this is for 10.20 PHNE_21697)for sendmail 8.9.3.