On 2011/05/19 09:08, Brett Viren wrote:
> "Toshiaki Shingu"<[log in to unmask]>  writes:
>
>> I installed SL 5.6 beta 2 to three nodes using PXE boot.
>> ip addresses were obtained by dhcp, so all nodes have diferent ips.
>> After the successful installation hostid command returns the same
>> value '007f0100' on all machines.
>
> This happens when you have the host name in /etc/hosts bound to
> 127.0.0.1.  Edit that file so it has the FQDN attached to the IP number
> for your NIC.  For eg, here is mine:
>
> head -2 /etc/hosts
> 127.0.0.1	localhost
> 130.199.36.67	lycastus.phy.bnl.gov	lycastus

If he is using DHCP he does not even need that second line. It probably
will cause him problems.

Here is what my hosts file looks like after Network Manager adds the
current address line:
192.168.XXX.XXX	scientific.wizardess.wiz	scientific	# Added by NetworkManager
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost
::1	scientific.wizardess.wiz	scientific	localhost6.localdomain6localhost6

If you already have a line for the machine I am not sure what the
conflict would do to you.

{^_^}  Joanne