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#1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

When I first installed gentoo, the docs told me to use
/etc/hostname...so I did.

I just recently updated, and now I am receiving warnings about using
/etc/hostname. It tells me to use /etc/conf.d/hostname.

So, I edited /etc/conf.d/hostname and added my name there.

On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
/etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
scripts...such as ddclient.

Is it okay to ignore this message for now?

What else do I need to do?

#2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:
> When I first installed gentoo, the docs told me to use
> /etc/hostname...so I did.
>
> I just recently updated, and now I am receiving warnings about using
> /etc/hostname. It tells me to use /etc/conf.d/hostname.
>
> So, I edited /etc/conf.d/hostname and added my name there.
>
> On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
> /etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
> scripts...such as ddclient.
>
> Is it okay to ignore this message for now?
>
> What else do I need to do?

At this stage, all the init script does is to complain, nothing to worry about.

//Aho

#3 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:
> On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
> /etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
> scripts...such as ddclient.

You're meant to delete /etc/hostname after filling in /etc/conf.d/hostname

I use ddclient, and it's fine after the above. Everything's fine for me
- but then, I don't use "yp-tools" (Google Groups on 13-Jun).

You can either delete /etc/hostname and see what breaks (probably
nothing), or play it safe and leave /etc/hostname in existence for now.

#4 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:
> When I first installed gentoo, the docs told me to use
> /etc/hostname...so I did.
>
> I just recently updated, and now I am receiving warnings about using
> /etc/hostname. It tells me to use /etc/conf.d/hostname.
>
> So, I edited /etc/conf.d/hostname and added my name there.
>
> On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
> /etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
> scripts...such as ddclient.
>
> Is it okay to ignore this message for now?
>
> What else do I need to do?

Does any advice given apply equally well to /etc/dnsdomainname?
(which is now set in /etc/conf.d/domainname)

#5 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:
> Does any advice given apply equally well to /etc/dnsdomainname?
> (which is now set in /etc/conf.d/domainname)

Yes.

#6 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:

> When I first installed gentoo, the docs told me to use
> /etc/hostname...so I did.
>
> I just recently updated, and now I am receiving warnings about using
> /etc/hostname. It tells me to use /etc/conf.d/hostname.
>
> So, I edited /etc/conf.d/hostname and added my name there.
>
> On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
> /etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
> scripts...such as ddclient.
>
> Is it okay to ignore this message for now?
No, it is not okay. It means that something is wrong with
/etc/conf.d/hostname

> What else do I need to do?
Ths syntax of /etc/hostname and /etc/conf.d/hostname differ.
where /etc/hostname just contains

yourhostname

/etc/conf.d/hostname

should contain

HOSTNAME="yourhostname"

the same applies to /etc/conf.d/domainname

Peter.

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|
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#7 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Peter J. de Vrijer wrote:
>>Is it okay to ignore this message for now?
>
> No, it is not okay. It means that something is wrong with
> /etc/conf.d/hostname

Not necessarily. A warning will be shown if /etc/hostname merely
exists. From /etc/init.d/hostname:

if [[ -f /etc/hostname ]] ; then
ewarn "You should stop using /etc/hostname and use
/etc/conf.d/hostname"

#8 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Mr. Question wrote:
> When I first installed gentoo, the docs told me to use
> /etc/hostname...so I did.
>
> I just recently updated, and now I am receiving warnings about using
> /etc/hostname. It tells me to use /etc/conf.d/hostname.
>
> So, I edited /etc/conf.d/hostname and added my name there.
>
> On reboots, I am still getting this warning. I am worried about delete
> /etc/hostname though...I fear that it still might be used by other
> scripts...such as ddclient.
>
> Is it okay to ignore this message for now?
>
> What else do I need to do?
I changed both to /etc/conf.d/hostname and /etc/conf.d/domainname then
deleted both files in /etc/ and everything works and no warning messages.

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