Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:37:44 -0400 From: "M.D. DeWar" <mark@s-wit.net> To: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wrong name on emails Message-ID: <004201c39a3c$64f37d20$6a1fa8c0@ocfl061> References: <BAY8-F111a8JtHSbigO0000c2f6@hotmail.com><017d01c39a37$a168bae0$6a1fa8c0@ocfl061> <01be01c39a39$2b750ad0$4df24243@tsgincorporated.com>
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Hello, Thanks. Yes it reports the correct hostname. And its correct in the rc.conf. Here is a copy of the FROM on a email sent by the cron root@badboy.wirelesscommunitynetworks.com (Cron Daemon) and hostname shows spiderman.wirelesscommunitynetworks.com Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com> To: "M.D. DeWar" <mark@s-wit.net>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: wrong name on emails > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M.D. DeWar" <mark@s-wit.net> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:03 AM > Subject: wrong name on emails > > > > Hello, > > When I first setup from FreeBSD 4.8 box I gave it one name, badboy. Then > > later to due to dns issues I changed it to match DNS. Now when I get an > > email from the box it says root@badboy.domain.com instead of the new name. > > I searched every file I can think of. rc.local,rc.conf , resolv.conf and > > other files but with no luck. > > I tried egrep -iR "badboy" / > > to find it but it was taking a long long time. So killed it. > > Were do I find it and change it or is it permanently at the original > > hostname. > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > Use the command hostname to verify that it's using the new name. If it shows > the old name there, do a hostname <new name> to correct it.. Provided it's > correct in your rc.conf file as well. > > -- > > Micheal Patterson > TSG Network Administration > 405-917-0600 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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