1. Log in to the SUSE Linux server and run the following command to view the host name in the system files:
# uname -a
Information similar to the following is displayed:
Linux eSightServer 2.6.32.12-0.7-default #1 SMP 2010-05-20 03:14 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/LinuxThe host name is eSightServer.
2. Run the following command to view the host name in the system files:
# more /etc/hosts
Information similar to the following is displayed:
#
# hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
# mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly
# used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
# On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
# "named" name server.
# Syntax:
#
# IP-Address Full-Qualified-Hostname Short-Hostname
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
# special IPv6 addresses
::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
fe00::0 ipv6-localnet
ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes
ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters
ff02::3 ipv6-allhosts
10.137.59.36 eSightServer eSightServer
The host name is eSightServer.
3. Check whether the two host names are the same. If they are different, contact SUSE Linux system administrator.
