[comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt] Trouble with hostname

acyoung@rodan.acs.syr.edu (young) (05/31/90)

	I am having trouble with my hostname command.  I need to know what 
	other files this command needs.  When executed the error I get is:


		can't open control connection : No such file or directory


	Where is it looking?


	Thanks,

	acyoung@sunrise.acs.syr.edu

jeffe@sandino.austin.ibm.com (Peter Jeffe 512.823.4091/500000) (05/31/90)

In article <3569@rodan.acs.syr.edu> acyoung@rodan.acs.syr.edu (young) writes:
>	I am having trouble with my hostname command.  I need to know what 
>	other files this command needs.  When executed the error I get is:
>		can't open control connection : No such file or directory

Sounds like you aren't getting the /bin/hostname program, which is very
simple and just sets a global var in the kernel.  The error message sounds
to me like an ftp one.  Do an explicit "/bin/hostname", then do
"what /bin/hostname" and make sure it says "hostname.c" somewhere.  My
guess is you've got a link or an alias set up.
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