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