On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Ilja Livenson wrote:
> Hi, All
>
> I'm trying to install WN under SLC4 according to
> http://igrelease.forge.cnaf.infn.it/doku.php?id=doc:guides:install-wnslc4 .
> However, I've stumbled upon this a bit strange requirement of the yaim:
>
> # Checks if 'hostname -f' returns a fully qualified hostname. This is
> important.
> if ( ! hostname -f | grep '\.' > /dev/null ); then
> yaimlog ERROR "The hostname -f command does not return with a fully
> qualified hostname,";
> yaimlog ERROR "however this is necessary for YAIM to run properly.";
> yaimlog ERROR "Please check your /etc/hosts file ! Exiting.";
> exit -1
> fi
>
>
> Could anyone explain me why is it important for the WN to have a FQDN?
As far as I can see it does not matter on a WN. CC YAIM developers.
> And if it's not, can I simply comment out the check?
Yes, give that a try.
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