X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fhostname.xml;h=588f643253c8cf5586d6ff8b95fd482b2030f657;hp=2f949dedd3b5d71a5ccaf8494f648507a52f0bf2;hb=798d3a524e;hpb=35888b67f77fa7a5cae0973403cb97aa30cad70c diff --git a/man/hostname.xml b/man/hostname.xml index 2f949dedd..588f64325 100644 --- a/man/hostname.xml +++ b/man/hostname.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> - - hostname - systemd - - - - Developer - Lennart - Poettering - lennart@poettering.net - - - - - - hostname - 5 - - - - hostname - Local hostname configuration file - - - - /etc/hostname - - - - Description - - The /etc/hostname file - configures the name of the local system that is set - during boot using the - sethostname2 - system call. It should contain a single - newline-terminated hostname string. The - hostname may be a free-form string up to 64 characters - in length; however, it is recommended that it consists - only of 7-bit ASCII lower-case characters and no spaces or dots, - and limits itself to the format allowed for DNS domain - name labels, even though this is not a - strict requirement. - - Depending on the operating system, other - configuration files might be checked for configuration - of the hostname as well, however only as fallback. - - You may use - hostnamectl1 - to change the value of this file during runtime from - the command line. Use - systemd-firstboot1 - to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system - images. - - - - History - - The simple configuration file format of - /etc/hostname originates from - Debian GNU/Linux. - - - - See Also - - systemd1, - sethostname2, - hostname1, - hostname7, - machine-id5, - machine-info5, - hostnamectl1, - systemd-hostnamed.service8, - systemd-firstboot1 - - + + hostname + systemd + + + + Developer + Lennart + Poettering + lennart@poettering.net + + + + + + hostname + 5 + + + + hostname + Local hostname configuration file + + + + /etc/hostname + + + + Description + + The /etc/hostname file configures the + name of the local system that is set during boot using the + sethostname2 + system call. It should contain a single newline-terminated + hostname string. The hostname may be a free-form string up to 64 + characters in length; however, it is recommended that it consists + only of 7-bit ASCII lower-case characters and no spaces or dots, + and limits itself to the format allowed for DNS domain name + labels, even though this is not a strict requirement. + + Depending on the operating system, other configuration files + might be checked for configuration of the hostname as well, + however only as fallback. + + You may use + hostnamectl1 + to change the value of this file during runtime from the command + line. Use + systemd-firstboot1 + to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system images. + + + + History + + The simple configuration file format of + /etc/hostname originates from Debian + GNU/Linux. + + + + See Also + + systemd1, + sethostname2, + hostname1, + hostname7, + machine-id5, + machine-info5, + hostnamectl1, + systemd-hostnamed.service8, + systemd-firstboot1 + +