[TriLUG] Postfix install error

[H. Wade Minter]

Check the output of running 'hostname'.

Then set the hostname in the /etc/sysconfig/network file.

--Wade

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Justin Johnson wrote:

> Trying to install postfix by executing 'rpm -Uhv
> postfix-20010228_pl08release-3.i386.rpm' results in the message
> "ERROR: Postfix can't be installed - Please set your hostname to a FQDN"
>
> my /etc/hosts file has the following entries(substituting fake IP and Host /
> Domain):
> 127.0.0.1	localhost	localhost.localdomain
> 192.168.1.1	computername	computername.domainname.com
>
> Is this not how/where a FQDN is specified? I've searched the internet and
> can't find anything on this error.:-(
>
> TIA,
> JJ
>
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