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how to properly edit hosts, hostname and resolf.conf?


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I have been searching the Internet for a real nop tutorial on the subject but could not found any direct info. on how to edit these files the proper way.



I have a Debian Internet server that I use to host some personal domains and runs Squid and rTorrent. The server is up and running with no problems. However, I am confused about a few things.



Lets say that I named my server (foo), my domain is (example.com) and my public IP is 95.211.133.200 now:





  1. should /etc/hostname contains:



    tango.example.com


    or



    tango <----- just the server name



  2. should /etc/hosts contain:



    127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
    95.211.133.200 foo.example.com foo



  3. should /etc/resolf.conf contain (along with the name servers) both:



    domain example.com
    search example.com


    or just the first one.



    Are there any other files that I should edit in order to make things right?




  4. last thing, the command:



    domainname

    returns: (none)


    I believe it should return (example.com). What should I do to correct that?












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    This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

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    Apr 2 '12 at 23:09
















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I have been searching the Internet for a real nop tutorial on the subject but could not found any direct info. on how to edit these files the proper way.



I have a Debian Internet server that I use to host some personal domains and runs Squid and rTorrent. The server is up and running with no problems. However, I am confused about a few things.



Lets say that I named my server (foo), my domain is (example.com) and my public IP is 95.211.133.200 now:





  1. should /etc/hostname contains:



    tango.example.com


    or



    tango <----- just the server name



  2. should /etc/hosts contain:



    127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
    95.211.133.200 foo.example.com foo



  3. should /etc/resolf.conf contain (along with the name servers) both:



    domain example.com
    search example.com


    or just the first one.



    Are there any other files that I should edit in order to make things right?




  4. last thing, the command:



    domainname

    returns: (none)


    I believe it should return (example.com). What should I do to correct that?












share|improve this question
















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  • Your shift key appears to be broken.

    – Chris S
    Apr 2 '12 at 22:21






  • 1





    This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

    – AdmiralNemo
    Apr 2 '12 at 23:09














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I have been searching the Internet for a real nop tutorial on the subject but could not found any direct info. on how to edit these files the proper way.



I have a Debian Internet server that I use to host some personal domains and runs Squid and rTorrent. The server is up and running with no problems. However, I am confused about a few things.



Lets say that I named my server (foo), my domain is (example.com) and my public IP is 95.211.133.200 now:





  1. should /etc/hostname contains:



    tango.example.com


    or



    tango <----- just the server name



  2. should /etc/hosts contain:



    127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
    95.211.133.200 foo.example.com foo



  3. should /etc/resolf.conf contain (along with the name servers) both:



    domain example.com
    search example.com


    or just the first one.



    Are there any other files that I should edit in order to make things right?




  4. last thing, the command:



    domainname

    returns: (none)


    I believe it should return (example.com). What should I do to correct that?












share|improve this question
















I have been searching the Internet for a real nop tutorial on the subject but could not found any direct info. on how to edit these files the proper way.



I have a Debian Internet server that I use to host some personal domains and runs Squid and rTorrent. The server is up and running with no problems. However, I am confused about a few things.



Lets say that I named my server (foo), my domain is (example.com) and my public IP is 95.211.133.200 now:





  1. should /etc/hostname contains:



    tango.example.com


    or



    tango <----- just the server name



  2. should /etc/hosts contain:



    127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
    95.211.133.200 foo.example.com foo



  3. should /etc/resolf.conf contain (along with the name servers) both:



    domain example.com
    search example.com


    or just the first one.



    Are there any other files that I should edit in order to make things right?




  4. last thing, the command:



    domainname

    returns: (none)


    I believe it should return (example.com). What should I do to correct that?









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  • Your shift key appears to be broken.

    – Chris S
    Apr 2 '12 at 22:21






  • 1





    This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

    – AdmiralNemo
    Apr 2 '12 at 23:09



















  • Your shift key appears to be broken.

    – Chris S
    Apr 2 '12 at 22:21






  • 1





    This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

    – AdmiralNemo
    Apr 2 '12 at 23:09

















Your shift key appears to be broken.

– Chris S
Apr 2 '12 at 22:21





Your shift key appears to be broken.

– Chris S
Apr 2 '12 at 22:21




1




1





This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

– AdmiralNemo
Apr 2 '12 at 23:09





This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment I once had. Anyway, all of these questions can be answered in man pages: resolv.conf(5), hostname(1) and hosts(5)

– AdmiralNemo
Apr 2 '12 at 23:09










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/etc/hostname should have just foo



/etc/hosts looks fine



/etc/resolv.conf should probably be example.com for both, depending on your use case. Note that you named it /etc/resolf.conf and it should be v and not f



I don't know about domainname






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    /etc/hostname should have just foo



    /etc/hosts looks fine



    /etc/resolv.conf should probably be example.com for both, depending on your use case. Note that you named it /etc/resolf.conf and it should be v and not f



    I don't know about domainname






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      /etc/hostname should have just foo



      /etc/hosts looks fine



      /etc/resolv.conf should probably be example.com for both, depending on your use case. Note that you named it /etc/resolf.conf and it should be v and not f



      I don't know about domainname






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        /etc/hosts looks fine



        /etc/resolv.conf should probably be example.com for both, depending on your use case. Note that you named it /etc/resolf.conf and it should be v and not f



        I don't know about domainname






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        /etc/hostname should have just foo



        /etc/hosts looks fine



        /etc/resolv.conf should probably be example.com for both, depending on your use case. Note that you named it /etc/resolf.conf and it should be v and not f



        I don't know about domainname







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