[CentOS] Re: domain name display issue in linux pc

padmaja.rv@vodcalabs.com wrote:

Hi,

Thanks for your response on the kernel switching. I was away and could not reply immediately.

Right now, I am facing a different issue. I have to set up DNS server using BIND on Centos 4.3. When I type the hostname on Centos, it shows:

sipserver.vodcalocal.com

But the cli prompt has root@sipserver mailto:root@sipserver ~ meaning only the sipserver part of the hostname is displayed. why is this so? What is the actual hostname then? I see in the

The actual hostname is sipserver, the domain name is vodcalocal.com, so the FQDN is sipserver.vodalocal.com.

The shell is configured by default to show only the hostname part. It is configurable (see Thomas' post).

Ugo