/etc/hostname and /etc/dnsdomainname warnings

**josolanes** · 06-20-2005

When starting the computer...when it's probing for hardware and everything I get two warnings:

Code:

/etc/hostname should be in /etc/conf.d/hostname

*AND*

/etc/dnsdomainname should be in /etc/conf.d/domainname

the warnings go something like that...i don't remember exactly. is this a security issue or something? how should i fix it? i'm kind of afraid of logging in as root and just moving the folder to where it wants it...not sure what the effect would be, though it might just fix this without any problems

thanks in advance for any info/advice/suggestions on this

it's not really bothering me, but if the folders should be moved to where it wants them, i might as well do it...just not 100% sure how i should (a safe way)

**Cabhan** · 06-20-2005

I was wondering this myself (but I'm too lazy to post :P). The following did NOT work:

Code:

mv /etc/hostname /etc/conf.d/hostname
mv /etc/dnsdomainname /etc/conf.d/dnsdomainname

So if anyone has any other ideas, I'd be grateful also.

**Slip** · 06-22-2005

Well you do not have to move it. Try linking the files.

Code:

# cd /etc/conf.d/
#ln -s /etc/hostname hostname
#ln -s /etc/dnsdomainname dnsdomainname

See if that works.

**josolanes** · 06-22-2005

Originally Posted by Slip

Well you do not have to move it. Try linking the files.

Code:

# cd /etc/conf.d/
#ln -s /etc/hostname hostname
#ln -s /etc/dnsdomainname dnsdomainname

See if that works.

i'm on a fresh install now (learned a bit more about gentoo...cflags, use, etc,.. and wanted to start over) and typed that in and there's no more warning. it looks like it worked

thanks

**Cabhan** · 06-24-2005

Alrighty. Here's the actual solution, according to the updated Gentoo Handbook.

The /etc/hostname and /etc/domainname files are now unneeded, and can be deleted. The /etc/conf.d/hostname file should be:

Code:

HOSTNAME=<YOUR HOSTNAME>
HOSTNAME="tux"

And the /etc/conf.d/domainname file is:

Code:

DNSDOMAIN=<YOUR DNS DOMAIN NAME>
DNSDOMAIN="homenetwork"

Make sure that domainname is in your runtime stuff:

Code:

rc-update add domainname default

And there you have it!

**josolanes** · 06-24-2005

Originally Posted by Cabhan

Alrighty. Here's the actual solution, according to the updated Gentoo Handbook.

The /etc/hostname and /etc/domainname files are now unneeded, and can be deleted. The /etc/conf.d/hostname file should be:

Code:

HOSTNAME=<YOUR HOSTNAME>
HOSTNAME="tux"

And the /etc/conf.d/domainname file is:

Code:

DNSDOMAIN=<YOUR DNS DOMAIN NAME>
DNSDOMAIN="homenetwork"

Make sure that domainname is in your runtime stuff:

Code:

rc-update add domainname default

And there you have it!

thanks!

i'm going to do that now

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