uname -a reports IP address of the machine and not the hostname

[hp_user_1]

Hi,

When I do a 'uname -a' on my redhat linux, it gives me the IP machine of the box instead of the hostname.

What could be the problem. Where does the uname command gets its input from.

hp_user

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

/etc/sysconfig/network

Make sure the hostname is set in there.

service network restart

May be needed to make everything work right after you make a change.

SEP

[hp_user_1]

I checked the file and it contains the hostname of the machine and not the IP address of it in there.

Is there any other place where it gets the info from ??

[Alex Lavrov.]

Check if you have /etc/hostname file.

Alex.

[Steven E. Protter]

Here is a valid /etc/sysconfig/network file

--
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=xos1.investmenttool.com
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
--

Notice there is nothing about the IP address of the system in there.

See /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

That is the primary network/ip configuration. It can contain hostname directives but generally does not.

SEP

[Muthukumar_5]

Is hostname command execution returning hostname. Else set as hostname "hostname"

Check /etc/sysconfig/network file and interface files. Restart network script in /etc/init.d/net file.

hth.

[Muthukumar_5]

It is /etc/init.d/network not /etc/init.d/net. Sorry i confused with HPUX :(.

thx.