named sandbox trouble

[Brian Reichert]

On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 12:22:44AM +0100, Robert Downes wrote:
> Brian Reichert wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 04:59:35AM +0100, Robert Downes wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>I'm trying to setup BIND so that my machine understands its own hostname 
> >>(because mySQL refuses to install because the hostname appears invalid 
> >>and the --force option seems to do nothing), and because it would be 
> >>helpful generally.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >This doesn't answer your question, as I don't run BIND, but couldn't
> >you just put an entry in /etc/hosts?
> >
> > 
> >
> I have an entry for my machine's IP address and the address of my router 
> in /etc/hosts, but still I get complaints.

Weird. :/

Are the entries fully qualified?
What does your resolv.conf look like?
Do any other apps complain?

I'd have to look at the MySQL install scripts to be sure, but I
can't fathom why MySQL would go out of it's way to sneak around the
resolver...

> --
> Bob
> 

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