hostconfig process

[John C. Welch]

On 8/14/07 20:39 PM, "Jerry LeVan" <jerry.levan at eku.edu> wrote:

>> The correct method for setting hostname is to use `scutil --set
>> HostName <FQDN>` instead or `changeip` if running OS X Server. Only
>> then will it get properly registered by the OS and maintain
>> persistence.
> 
> Yah, well I did indeed blow it, I thought that the original poster
> 
> was simply trying to set the hostname remotely...
> 
> That being said...
> 
> See you made my point! You could have replied that
> 
> the scutil and configd utiliies might be more appropriate
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> but you chose to be pedantic and as always incomplete.
> 
> Changing a hostname can be a complex action, I doubt that scutil is
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> going to modify bind configuration options...
> 
> I would hope that this forum is for exchanging ideas and rendering
> 
> assistance to OSX admins. I suspect that the users of the forum
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> are not 'publishing papers' and are not in need of your 'critiquing'
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> and 'critical analysis' of their postings.
> 
> I think/hope that most users of the forum would prefer responses that
> 
> are positive rather than "that's not the right way".

Actually, I think Dan could give everyone a handjob and a hundred dollar
bill, and it wouldn't matter. However, for Mac OS X client, I'd not use
scutil anyway, but rather networksetup, as it's got a much cleaner way to go
about this.

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