On 07/21/2010 02:20 PM, Lars Müller wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 08:45:09PM +0300, Mark Goldstein wrote: [ 8< ]
Yast-> Network Devices -> Network Settings -> Tab Hostname/DNS
And there is a motivation behind this. Ask the person installing a system as less as possible to make the install workflow as easy and smooth as possible.
Didn't work. First try: -- Yast-> Network Devices -> Network Settings -> Tab Hostname/DNS Same old "can't do anything because Network Manager is running". So, -- Yast-> Network Devices -> Network Settings -> Tab "Global Options"; click "Traditional method with ifup". -- Yast-> Network Devices -> Network Settings -> Tab Hostname/DNS Now, every time I try to do anything (change tab, click "ok", etc.) I get a popup saying "invalid hostname" -- it's blanked the name I just put in! So, click "Change hostname via DHCP". Now it forces my name to "linux". --Nope; second time I tried this, "embelex" stuck. Wait for suseconfig (is that what's writing all the config files?). Now try unchecking "Change hostname via DHCP" (since it was originally unchecked, I assume it shouldn't have been?). Wait for suseconfig. Looks good. -- Yast-> Network Devices -> Network Settings -> Tab "Global Options"; click "User controlled with NetworkManager". Wait for suseconfig. NetworkManager crashes with a segfault. Popup says crash information is "probably not useful". Oh, well. A new bash session says john@embelex. Try rebooting (yeah, I know, we've been through this discussion before, and I still prefer to reboot rather than try to figure out all the obscure services that might trip me up if I don't). I'll let you know if I have any success when my machine comes up again. if it'll still let me on my network :-(. jp -- Seems to have worked. New bash sessions give my correct hostname, and my router says "embelex" is connected. Thanks, guys. jp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org