Mark Hobley wrote:
> I have just tried to install leafnode on one of my machines. During install
> an error occured:

> Leafnode must have a fully-qualified and globally unique domain name,
> not just "charon".

> Why can't I use the name "charon"?

Because it doesn't have a resolvable domain name part.

> The name charon is the unique name for this machine on my network.

But not in the world's. Try again.

> /etc/hostname contains the entry "charon" on this machine.

Then it is deficient. You need to resolve to a domain.

> /etc/hosts on all machines contains the entry: 10.0.0.11 charon.

Then they are deficient.

> I do not wish to change the name "charon", and I still wish to refer to the

There is no need to change the name.

> machine as "charon" in all instances. I also wish for system messages from this

There is no need to change the name.

> machine to be labelled as coming from "charon".

They'll be named charon.

> How do I fix leafnode without messing up my network or other software ?

You fix your messed up networking. The hostname of the machine should
be "charon". The /etc/hosts file must contain an entry

10.0.0.1 charon.me.mine charon

Or whatever.

> Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

You can help yourself.

Peter

P.T. Breuer wrote:
> be "charon". The /etc/hosts file must contain an entry
>
> 10.0.0.1 charon.me.mine charon
>

Ok, its working.

You have helped me once again. Thanks Peter.

Regards,

Mark.

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