Brandon Vincent <[log in to unmask]> writes: > On Mar 16, 2016 7:56 AM, "Loris Bennett" > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Brandon Vincent <[log in to unmask]> writes: >> >> > On Mar 15, 2016 3:44 AM, "Loris Bennett" >> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> What other files could have an influence on what 'hostname' returns? >> > >> > Could you post the output of >> > >> > getent hosts [hostname] and getent hosts [ip] for both systems? >> > >> > Also please post the hosts line from nsswitch.conf from both machines. >> > >> > Brandon Vincent >> > >> >> [root@tadmin01 ~]# getent hosts tadmin01 >> 10.141.235.254 tadmin01.test.cluster tadmin01 >> [root@tadmin01 ~]# getent hosts 10.141.235.254 >> 10.141.235.254 tadmin01.test.cluster tadmin01 >> >> [root@tadmin02 ~]# getent hosts tadmin02 >> 10.141.235.253 tadmin02.test.cluster tadmin02 >> [root@tadmin02 ~]# getent hosts 10.141.235.253 >> 10.141.235.253 tadmin02.test.cluster tadmin02 >> >> [root@tadmin01 ~]# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf >> #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns >> hosts: files dns >> >> [root@tadmin02 ~]# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf >> #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns >> hosts: files dns >> >> Cheers, >> >> Loris >> >> -- >> Dr. Loris Bennett (Mr.) >> ZEDAT, Freie Universität Berlin Email [log in to unmask] > > Looks good. Verify there is no /etc/hostname on the system (or if there is, > ensure the contents are correct. > > Are you using NetworkManager or the traditional network service? > > These IPs are static, right? Not assigned by DHCP but entered manually. > > Brandon Vincent OK, sorry for wasting everyone's time. I rebooted tadmin02 and now I get [root@tadmin02 ~]# hostname tadmin02 as expected. I assume I must have done hostname tadmin.test.cluster at some point. Which begs the question: Is there any way to tell that the hostname has been set via hostname some.random.address rather via some init script reading /etc/sysconfig/network? Thanks for all the help, Loris -- This signature is currently under construction.