On 7/19/07, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> wrote: > The name of the machine in /etc/hosts is TomSlick.xyz.com TomSlick (for > example). > the name of the machine in /etc/sysconfig/network HOSTNAME=TomSlick.xyz.com > > Note both are upper case: > > Yet when I login as root the prompt is showing me tomslick in lower case > not a combo upper lower. Correct. DNS is not case sensitive. > I have grepped /etc and below for tomslick and cannot find why this > machine name is not a > combo of upper and lower case. Because your system is following the RFC. > I have never ran into this before. Where is this??? http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4343.html -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell