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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: syntax of myname entry for machine name?
Date: 6 Feb 1995 03:18:28 -0000
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Joachim von Jena (jenabeee@w353zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de) wrote:
: Can anybody help with the correct syntax for a machine name?
: I tried 

:        daisy

: as machine name in the file /etc/myname
: and the system (FreeBSD 2.0) complains about (daisy) with the
: message:

:        "bad value"

You probably need daisy in /etc/hosts.

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>

Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....