is there a variable that controls whether the settings of the domainname and dnsdomainame, nisdomaname and hostname are global or local (as in static).. i keep setting the values for these commands and after a while they disappear. how can I keep one static value that will remain even after I have logged out and logged back in.. i know you have to su to change and and i you have to use the /etc/hosts for dnsdomainname change but I still keep getting the same results.. when Iog out and log back in they have disappeared..
any feedback welcome.
moxxx68

Have you added your hostname to the file HOSTNAME in /etc

yes

have a look at domainname(1M). on solaris you have to create a /etc/defaultdomain......

gP

thanx

General topics are fine, but what OS are you talking about?

Each OS has config files where you hardcode the hosthames and resolution files as on HPUX /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/rc.config.d/netconf....

Indeed - many RH based Linux distro's use /etc/sysconfig/network for these kinds of definitions (as well as /etc/resolv.conf as Kelam points out).

Can you post the output of uname -a on your system so we know what you're working with?

Cheers
ZB