[NTLUG:Discuss] Redhat9 - hostid doesn't work

[Jack Snodgrass]

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:42:29 -0500, Steve Martindell wrote:

> I just installed Redhat9 and requested everything on
> the CD(s).
> 
> When I type hostid it returns nothing!
> ---------------------------------------------------
> [stevem at x1-6-00-10-b5-3a-b3-22 ~]$ hostid
> 0

don't know... hostid on my box shows:
[root at jws_rh root]# hostid
a8c002c8

info hostname says that hostid is determined 
off of the ip address. I see that you have a 
name assigned... maybe the networking stuff you
had problems with caused a problem with the hostid
command. Just curious... what do you use the 
hostid for?


> Also, the default path in Redhat doesn't have "compress/uncompress" !?
> This makes it a little hard to install things!

huh? I've installed things hundreds ( thousands ) of times
and never had to use the command uncompress. What are you 
installing? something.tar.gz or something.tgz? I've always
used the command tar xvzf something.tgz ( the z handles the 
commpressed file ) or tar tvzf something.tgz to display the
contents. What are you looking to uncomprss. 

> What's the deal with Redhat?

I've used redhat for years.... I'm thinking that the problems 
your having might not be redhat per-se..... 

jack