Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/14319: hostname(1) doesn't mention rc.conf Message-ID: <199912210340.TAA99474@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/14319; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: William Richard <wdr@tdl.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/14319: hostname(1) doesn't mention rc.conf Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:34:50 -0500 (EST) Wow, I'd forgotten about that PR. :-) Is this solution committed? If not, I'll go ahead and do that. On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, William Richard wrote: > Here's a patch: > > *** hostname.1.old Mon Dec 20 15:11:53 1999 > --- hostname.1 Mon Dec 20 16:33:58 1999 > *************** > *** 50,55 **** > --- 50,59 ---- > .Pa /etc/rc.network , > normally run at boot > time. > + The preferred method of setting the hostname is by defining the variable > + .Va hostname > + in > + .Pa /etc/rc.conf . > .Pp > Options: > .Bl -tag -width flag > *************** > *** 58,64 **** > name. > .El > .Sh SEE ALSO > ! .Xr gethostname 3 > .Sh HISTORY > The > .Nm > --- 62,69 ---- > name. > .El > .Sh SEE ALSO > ! .Xr gethostname 3 , > ! .Xr rc.conf 5 > .Sh HISTORY > The > .Nm > Robert N M Watson robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ PGP key fingerprint: AF B5 5F FF A6 4A 79 37 ED 5F 55 E9 58 04 6A B1 TIS Labs at Network Associates, Safeport Network Services To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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