newbie redhat update problem

[Robert Meyer]

Well, if the problem that you're having has to do with things taking a long
time to start up under the GUI, the solution is to make sure that you've
named your machine and then put it's name in /etc/hosts like this:

127.0.0.1  myhostname localhost localhost.localdomain

The problem is that the machine has absolutely no way to locate the
name of the machine using DNS 'cuz you have no network connection and you
have to wait for the DNS timeout before it figures this out.  Unfortunatly,
this occurs with EVERY application that tries to connect to the display.

Make sure your machine has a simple hostname like 'fred', rather than a
fully qualified domainname like 'fred.somestuff.adelphia.net'.  You can fix
this in /etc/sysconfig/network in the 'HOSTNAME' field.  You can find out
what the machine thinks it's hostname is with the 'hostname' command.

Hope this helps...

Cheers!

Bob
--- Floyd Baker <fbaker at olm1.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> My problem has come back.  
> 
> I see now that the gui coming up has to do with being connected to the
> cable modem or not on the boot.  It comes up with the long
> ny-lackawannacadent4-etc. adelphia pathname as the login directory in
> bash when connected, or it will come up to Gnome if the cable modem is
> on standby and no connection is found on the boot.  Is it trying to be
> a server perhaps?  
> 
> I'm still working on the particular details.  Like if the connection
> is activated after boot the redhat auto-update icon shows an error
> message and the browser won't load.  Although I have been on line with
> this machine.  It may be how I log in?  Root or user?   
> 
> Is there experience with this happening?  Maybe something normal that
> only has to be learned about?  :-/  I'll post more details later today
> I think.
> 
> When's the next meeting?  I'll bring the box.  :-)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Floyd
> 
>     
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:16:25 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >	
> >Hello.  
> >
> >I hate to ask but what happened to my qui?   Last night I downloaded a
> >bunch of redhat 7.3 updates to my first and still very unfamiliar
> >linux machine and now it only brings up bash.   
> >
> >I'm learning, bash included, but need some time.  :-/  Can someone
> >please tell me how gnome can be made to come up on boot again?   I'm
> >sort of at a loss.  The people who made the box up for me have gone
> >away.  
> >
> >Thanks much...
> >
> >Floyd
> 
> --


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Bob Meyer
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