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Re: [MiNT] /etc/host vs /etc/hostname



Hi!

On Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 05:00:00PM +0200, Guido Flohr wrote:
> > Last, I notice most Unices have a 'domainname' command similar to 
> > 'hostname' (though much more complete) but we don't.  Would that 
> > be difficult to port?  Here's what the Debian one allows:

Be careful (I haven't got the original mail form MER, so excuse me if
that's already been pointed out): The 'domainname' command usually
represents the NIS/YP's domain name, which has nothing to do with the
DNS domain name (though it /may/ be identical on some systems).

Most Linux distributions have the command 'dnsdomainname' to refer to
the host's DNS domain. This command does nothing more than just parse
/etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts to get it.


Ciao

Thomas


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