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What's the difference between `hostname` and `uname -n`
On my server, these both return the host name:
$ ubuntu@mt-solo:~$ uname -n
myserver
$ ubuntu@mt-solo:~$ hostname
myserver
Is this always the case?
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Changing computer name
Can someone tell me how to change the computer name on a pc, I've tried to edit the /etc/hostname file but it won't allow me access to save the amended file, thought the user the system created was ...
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How to get hostname from dhcp server
I want ubuntu to get hostname and dns name from dhcp client. Default installation of 11.10 does not do that.
Update: same question asked and Unsolved
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Accessing share without defining host
I've created multiple Samba shares using "net usershare" and they work perfectly. The only question is that the user connecting to the share has to use one of the following two formats to log in ...
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Cannot access Samba share from windows 7 using hostname
I've been trying for days to get this working, and everywhere I look online it seems no one has a definitive answer, so here is the run down:
I have an external drive attached to my ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Can i configure ubuntu to append a domain to the end of an ssh hostname request?
I have many servers and they all end with the same servers.company.net, so for example vded-xx-001.servers.company.net, and was wondering if it is possible to make it so i can just type the ...
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How To Find a Computer Name in a LAN from the IP Address?
My network includes machines running Linux and others running Windows. And my machine is running Linux.
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Should I include logs that contain “sensitive information”?
Sometimes, when info is being collected by ubuntu-bug (either automatically following a program crash or by manually calling it) the following dialog pops up:
Should I include these files or not? ...
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Local hostname resolution with local Ubuntu DNS server fails
So I will start with the fact I wasted the whole day trying to figure that out with no results...
I have a small local network behind a NAT router. It goes like this:
ISP->NAT Router (contains a ...
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Access Windows machines from Ubuntu on local network by hostname
[I've searched a LOT for a solution to this issue, but if someone wants to point me to a related question and/or answer, please do!]
I have a local network over a broadband router with 3 Windows 7 ...
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how to correctly change machine name? [duplicate]
I've changed my machine name through editing /etc/hostname file. but since I did, a weird message appears whenever I sudo:
sudo: unable to resolve host Tehuti
then it asks for password normally.
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Ubuntu Server: Change Hostname Error
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 fresh installation where I want to change the 'hostname' (machine name'. I have followed several instructions, such as from:
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How to use host names rather than ip addresses on home network?
I've a small home network up and running and managed to set up ssh. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to refer to one computer on the network from another by host name rather than IP address (which ...
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ubuntu server not resolving LAN hostnames
Bit stuck here.
I have 2 machines that cannot resolve LAN hostsnames, unless there are specific entries in /etc/hosts
But other machines on the LAN can resolves hostnames.
My LAN:
1 x Cisco ...
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Possible to run custom DHCP and DNS with fall-back to Cable Modem?
I am trying to accomplish a task that may, or may not, require a creative solution. Essentially, I want to run my own DHCPd and, more importantly, DNS for my home network.
I want to run my own Name ...
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Sendmail not working on ubuntu guest - unqualified host name
I have a win7 host running ubuntu guest through vbox. it is configured with a bridged network adapter and I am using DHCP to assign an ip of 192.168.0.5 to the guest which is mapped to smartstart.dev ...
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How do I change the hostname without a restart?
I want change the OS hostname but I do not want to restart for that.
I have edited the file sudo gedit /etc/hostname but it requires a restart to get implemented. How to avoid this?
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how to change my hostname?
My hostname is localhost, reported by hostname command, and terminal prompt root@localhost:~#.
How can i change it to mismis.com with mismis alias? and what is the proper configuration.
I confused ...
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How should I configure my hostname to support forwarding MX records?
I have a server on 12.04.1 with ISPConfig3 and a few domains. Each of the domains forwards to my WAN IP which then forwards to my server on my local network. I am trying to get the MX records for ...
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Can set a computer name for each network interface?
I know that I can change the name of the computer editing the file /etc/hostname.
My question is if it can be configured so the name in the lan (eth0) appears with one name and in the wireless lan ...
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Problem Raised after changing the system hostname
I have changed the hostname of my computer from dar to hus by editing the /etc/hosts file and /etc/hostname file.
Now the problem is that some software which were installed under 'dar' are not ...
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How do I change the computer name?
When I connect to my server (ubuntu server 10.10), I get this:
name@server-name.belkin ~>
How can I remove ".belkin"?
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can't /etc/hosts be set up automatically?
what I need is: automatically add mac-addresses to some file and manually add the hostnames assigned to them, and a script will then scan my home LAN for those mac-addresses and populate the ...
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Cannot resolve hostname?
I' using lucid 10.04 i used centrify agent to add my ubuntu machine into AD. The machine name is suppose to be abc.company.edu.uk.
I have edited /etc/hosts file. It says as
192.168.1.22 ...
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Modifying /etc/hosts does not have an effect
I'm attempting to block myself from time-wasting websites but changes I make to /etc/hosts. For example:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 ross-laptop
127.0.0.1 bing.com
# The following lines are ...
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How to get the hostname using terminal command-line?
I have used arp-scan in terminal to get the ipaddress as well as mac address, is there anyway i can get to know the hostname of the ipaddress that are there in the terminal?
for example there are A-pc ...
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illegal list name: mailman configuration with FQDN
What do I need to so that mailman, and also dovecot-postfix, use the FQDN of dur.bounceme.net? Or, at least, so that mailman is usable on localhost.
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~# newlist mailman
Enter ...
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How do I change a machine name in DNS
I'm trying to change my computer's name in DNS so that others on the same subnet can refer to it by its new name -
however, whatever changes I make in /etc/hosts and by using 'hostname' to use the ...
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How to reach a host in the same network by hostname?
I have a network which connects a couple of hosts.
I would like to be able to reach other hosts from one of them using the hostname.
I just discovered the ".local" domain, which is available through ...
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etc/hosts setting for standalone MySql server
I am a little confused with setting up my new MySql server. It has to be a standalone server. Other webservers should connect to it.
The hostname of the webserver is "webserver", the IP is ...
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some programs not resolving hostnames
Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel 3.0.0-20.34
Both Chromium and Firefox are stuck "waiting for www.whatever.com" to load until they time-out.
Both of these browsers can load these websites if I navigate to the ...
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Why can't I login after changing my hostname?
I recently change my hostname with
sudo hostname matthew-laptop
and edited /etc/hosts and checked cat /etc/hostname outputs matthew-laptop, which it does.
However when I try and login on startup, ...
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Ubuntu bind server stops working every few minutes
We have a bind9 DNS server installed on our network running on an Ubuntu system. Normally it works just fine, but every 20 minutes or so, it will stop working for about 3 minutes. Normally if I "dig ...
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Why can't I ping “http:/ushou-appeng01/ufm/…”? [closed]
I am not able to ping http://ushou-appeng01/ufm/Firmware/packages in Kubuntu 10.04.
This link is accessed in my ltib file. When I tried to ping this link from the bash shell, it gave me a "Host Not ...
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Windows domain full hostnames cannot be resolved resulting in intranet not working
the domain: is foo.bar.local
full hostname is: bla.foo.bar.local
short hostname is: bla
I installed winbind.
here is my smb.conf:
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
here is my ...
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Removing the period from a hostname
My machine's hostname is ev.er, and I want to change it to ever. I tried editing /etc/hosts and replacing ev with ever, and also replacing ev.er with ever, saving, and editing the ev that was in ...
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What does “.local” do?
I've got several Ubuntu machines on my network at home, but the DNS is provided by a windows server (2K). When I ssh to them from another , if I ssh to them as "machine" I can't connect, but if I ...
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Kernel name has changed?
I am just looking through a log of system activity in messages. The name of the kernel has changed shortly after the installation:
Oct 10 09:10:12 keira rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" ...
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Can I register a domain name that includes non-ASCii (examples) characters? [closed]
Actually I decided to register my domain name on www.register-domainname.in but this is not my problem. My problem is Can I register a domain name that includes non-ASCii characters? I have discussion ...
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Streaming Radio [duplicate]
I can stream Radio Paradise in Audacious but not in Banshee. Also in Banshee, when I try to access Amazon, I get this message:
Unable to load page
Problem occurred while loading the URL ...
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Is it possible to give two IP addresses for the same host name?
I want to give two ip addresses for same host name.
Like in /etc/hosts file:
xx.x.x.x example # if system is connected to dhcp
y.y.yy.y example # if system is connected to VPN
So is it ...
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can the hostname changed via DHCP?
According to several comments in the web most DHCP clients simply ignore the hostname provided by the DHCP server. Does Ubuntu use the provided hostname?
If not, how can Ubuntu be persuaded to use the ...
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cannot ping hostname - can ping IP and ssh [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to reach a host in the same network by hostname?
I have ubuntu server, I can ping IP of the machine, but can't hostname.local - maybe if I've server up for 30-40mins ...
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How to troubleshoot a hostname problem?
I have a Ubuntu desktop PC and a Windows 7 laptop. They have network connection over a wifi router, which gives them local IP addresses. Both computers see each other when pinged by IP. The Ubuntu pc ...
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Ubuntu hostname on lan config
My host computer is Windows 7 64. I have VirtualBox with an Ubuntu 10.04 Server x64 running as guest. My Ubuntu Guest has an ip of 192.168.1.104. I have openssh installed on the guest. I can ssh ...
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Changing hostnames in bulk
I just need to rename the hostnames of all the Desktops based on their IP Addresses. For example if the IP address is 172.29.72.25 hostname should be assigned as node25, if the IP address is ...
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Why can I ping via IP address but not hostname?
I have a media/file server running Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, connected via cable directly to a DSL router, which also acts as a network switch.
The router uses DHCP to dynamically assign IP ...
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avahi daemon constantly needs restarting
I have Ubuntu 11 running on a Thinkpad W520. Things work great, but not avahi-daemon. It seems that my laptop becomes invisible (ssh user@hostname.local can't find the laptop) to other computers on ...
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Safe way to rename my computer/hostname? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the computer name?
I'd like to rename my computer. What's the recommended way to do this? Is there anything likely to break after I rename it?
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How to protect a computer name from being disclosed to network peers?
I'd prefer my hostname to be hidden (or a fake hostname to be shown - both variants are interesting actually) from my network peers (including routers ad DHCP servers).
I believe my IP and MAC ...
