The machines are RedHat Linux, they don't have
/etc/nodename.

I know how to change it so that hostname returns the
short name. The machines were Clustered by someone
else, so I don't want to change it, in case it affects
that Cluster.



--- Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com wrote:

> What's in your /etc/nodename file?  I think that's
> the source for the
> "hostname" command.
> 
> -M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On
> Behalf Of Douglas
> Ritschel
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:05 AM
> To: veritas-ng
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] hostname returning Fully
> Qualified Domain Name
> (long-name)
> 
> 
> When installing NetBackup, I normally use the
> shortname for all machines during the installation
> process. Yesterday, I installed a new Master and SAN
> Media Server. The hostname command on the machines
> returned the Fully Qualified names of the machines
> (although the hosts file was set to "ip short-name
> long-name"). When I ran the Device wizard to detect
> the shared drives on the Master and SAN Media
> Server,
> Netbackup added the drives for the SAN Media Server
> using the the long-name. 
> 
> Does any one know if this will cause problems in the
> future? 
> 
> Is it normal for the hostname command to return the
> FQDN? Should I have installed NetBackup using FQDNs
> in
> this environment?
> 
> 
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