HOstname - LInux - postfix

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Guillermo Garron wrote:

> On 11/25/06, Maillist-Norm <maillist at sios.ca> wrote:
>> Guillermo Garron wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have this problem
>> >
>> > my email server's DNS name is
>> >
>> > ns1.mydomain.com, and it is registered in the reverse DNS also with
>> > that name, when i installed my server at the hostname i entered
>> >
>> > centos-server.mydomain.com
>> >
>> > when i tried to send an email from the root console with
>> >
>> > # mail root
>> >
>> > the email is returned saying that
>> >
>> > root at centos-server.mydomain.com, could not be verified
>> >
>> > i used the command
>> > # hostname ns1.mydomain.com
>> > and also edited the file.
>> >
>> > /etc/hosts,
>> > but i have the same result, the hostname did not change, i even
>> > restart my server with no luck.
>> >
>> > what am I missing?
>> >
>> > regards,
>> >
>> > Guillermo.
>> >
>> >
>> The only way I have been able to get a name change to stick is to boot
>> into level 3 and edit  etc/sysconfig/network.
>> Norm
> Thanks Norm,
>
> this really worked!

The same effect can be had by changing the hostname in the DNS tab of 
system-config-network.  Contents of /etc/hosts can be edited from the 
Hosts tab.

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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