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From: feisal@tstt.net.tt (Feisal Mohammed)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: http can't determine local hostname
Date: 22 May 1996 06:46:40 GMT
Organization: University of the West Indies
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In article <cajas001.832648280@maroon.tc.umn.edu>, Judith I Cajas-Dorin wrote:
>
>When my system boots, I get the message..Http can't determine
>local host name. What file do I need to edit to fix this one?
What httpd are you using? Assuming that your hostname setup is
valid (just type hostname and see what you get), then the CERN
httpd allows you to put a hostname in the config file. Usually though
the hostname is set in the /etc/sysconfig in the line
"hostname=mymachine.mydomain"
-Feisal
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Feisal Mohammed <feisal@tstt.net.tt> Ph: 1-809-662-2002 x3171
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of the West Indies.