jessea@dynasys.UUCP ( Sysadmin.) (11/18/89)
I am working on putting a 3B2 on the net and I'm having a problem. I've used the sysadmsh (I think that's what it is called - it's the menu system for the sysadmin anyway) and I've change the system name to "sysname", for example. When I log on as a user, "sysname" is displayed. But when I send mail from that system to my own system, the return address is "unix!jessea". This means that I can't reply correctly because my system doesn't know site "unix". What do I need to do to correct this and what is causing it? Thanx in advance. -- Jesse W. Asher - Dynasys - (901)382-1705 Internet: jessea@dynasys.UU.NET 6196-1 Macon Rd., Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38134 UUCP: uunet!dynasys!jessea
gentry@kcdev.UUCP (Art Gentry) (11/20/89)
In article <27@dynasys.UUCP>, jessea@dynasys.UUCP ( Sysadmin.) writes: > I am working on putting a 3B2 on the net and I'm having a problem. I've used > the sysadmsh (I think that's what it is called - it's the menu system for the > sysadmin anyway) and I've change the system name to "sysname", for example. > When I log on as a user, "sysname" is displayed. But when I send mail from > that system to my own system, the return address is "unix!jessea". This means > that I can't reply correctly because my system doesn't know site "unix". What > do I need to do to correct this and what is causing it? Thanx in advance. > The sysadm menu *should* have worked fine. Try this: uname -S {insert system name here} Which is the same thing that sysadm does. You didn't mention what versio of unix you're running. I know, from personal experience, that versions prior to 3.0 were rather buggy in the sysadm utilities. -- | R. Arthur Gentry AT&T Communications Kansas City, MO 64106 | | Email: attctc!kcdev!gentry ATTMail: attmail!kc4rtm!gentry | | The UNIX BBS: 816-221-0475 The Bedroom BBS: 816-637-4183 | | $include {std_disclaimer.h} "I will make a quess" - Spock - STIV |
root@nebulus (Dennis S. Breckenridge) (11/21/89)
gentry@kcdev.UUCP (Art Gentry) writes: >The sysadm menu *should* have worked fine. Try this: > uname -S {insert system name here} Great stuff if the 3B2 Battery is good. If the battery dies NVRAM falls back to a know state (Passwd of mcp, Hostname of unix, debug mode off, etc...). To eliminate your nodename from reverting to unix build it in the kernel. That is edit /etc/master.d/kernel and change the 2 occurances of unix (just above the version numbers) to your node name. then cd /boot; mkboot -k KERNEL;touch /etc/system;init 6. Presto chango hocus pocus. On the subject of batteries any 3.6 volt lithium battery will do. I found a source here in Toronto for 2 bucks a battery, thats about 25 cents American :-) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Dennis S. Breckenridge UUCP: uunet!tmsoft!nebulus!dennis QTH: Toronto, Canada ELECTROMAGNETIC: 145.03Mhz ve3gss@ve3gss AMPR.ORG: [44.135.88.54] THE RIGHT CHIOCE?: (416) 733-1696 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
root@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Admin) (11/25/89)
In article <937@kcdev.UUCP>, gentry@kcdev.UUCP (Art Gentry) writes: > In article <27@dynasys.UUCP>, jessea@dynasys.UUCP ( Sysadmin.) writes: > > I am working on putting a 3B2 on the net and I'm having a problem. I've used > > the sysadmsh (I think that's what it is called - it's the menu system for the > > sysadmin anyway) and I've change the system name to "sysname", for example. > > When I log on as a user, "sysname" is displayed. But when I send mail from > > that system to my own system, the return address is "unix!jessea". This means > > that I can't reply correctly because my system doesn't know site "unix". What > > The sysadm menu *should* have worked fine. Try this: > > uname -S {insert system name here} > One other possibility exists if the uname -S does not work. It is possible that in some prior admins "attention" to detail, that unix was hard-coded into the file /etc/master.d/kernel. The utsname default is unix but enclosed in double-quotes(shown below) and if the double quotes are removed, the name unix is then hard-coded. Charlie (from /etc/master.d/kernel) *#ident @(#)kernel 1.1.2.8 * * KERNEL [deleted portion] SYS ="unix" NODE ="unix" REL = "3.2.1" VER = "3" * * The following entries form the tunable parameter table. *