Problems with hostname & hostname -f not the same

I have went through the installation of Ubuntu twice now trying to get my hosts table to play nicely. But for some reason, my hostname and hostname -f are not yeilding the same values. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks in advance.

hostname yields ---> server

hostname -f yields ---> server.example.com

Mike

 

Thank you Till

I took this from another forum post... it worked like magic! Thanks Till --

To set the hostname of your server, execute these two commands:

echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname

/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname

"server1.example.com" must be replaced with your hostname
__________________
Till Brehm
--
http://www.projektfarm.com/en/

 

hostname: Unknown host

I initially tested the hostname and hostname -f commands and discovered the results were different. Experiencing problems in other areas, I reasoned this could have an impact on those troubles. So, I followed and executed the instructions above:

***********
To set the hostname of your server, execute these two commands:

echo server1.example.com > /etc/hostname

/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname

"server1.example.com" must be replaced with your hostname
***********

hostname comes back correct, but hostname -f results in:

root@ripper:/etc/bind# hostname -f
hostname: Unknown host

Anyone know why?

Thanks,
Ripper

 

Try to reboot the system.

 

I'm having the same problem, I am getting this:

root@server:~# hostname -f
hostname: Unknown host

Anyone have another idea? (already tried to reboot).

Here is my /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
10.0.4.10 serveur.******.**** serveur

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

 

Please put your desired hostname into /etc/hostname and reboot the system.

 

Already done with

echo serveur.*******.info > /etc/hostname

After verifications, everything is there, but still nothing.

This is a clean install so i don't understant the reason of such a thing. I am using this tuto http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu704_p3 .

Thanks for your reply.

 

I will answer myself but viewing my post... i was writing serveur (which is in french) instead of server like the real name of the machine.

I was using both idiomas, but should only use english when naming a machine... doh.

Sorry for writing this non-problem!