On 9/27/04 9:36 PM, "Steve Siegfried" <sos at zjod.net> wrote: > Tim Wilson wrote: >> >> I've got a box that has a number of virtual hosts doing a bunch of different >> things. When I installed Debian Linux originally, I set the computer's >> hostname to 'homer' after everyone's favorite doughnut-eating symbol of >> Americana. >> >> I discovered just today that postfix isn't getting any outgoing email >> through to domains other than our own. Here's a typical entry from >> /var/log/mail.log >> >> Sep 27 12:40:11 homer postfix/smtp[13172]: 1A2622124: to=<wilson at visi.com>, >> relay=none, delay=120, status=deferred (connect to >> visi.com.mail8.psmtp.com[64.18.5.10]: Connection timed out) >> >> It occurred to me that I don't have a valid external DNS entry for homer and >> that might be the reason for the problem. I tried switching the computer's >> hostname to one of the several ones assigned to this system that do resolve. >> I changed /etc/hostname and the entry in /etc/postfix/main.cf, but as you >> can see from the log, postfix is still showing 'homer' as the hostname. I >> also restarted postfix and the networking system on this server. Logging in >> at the console shows the new hostname in the prompt. >> >> Any suggestions? I'm not sure what the next step would be. >> >> -Tim > > Grep for "homer" in /etc. Chances are, you missed changing some config file. Yeah, I thought of that. The only reference to homer was in the postfix main.cf file. Changing it had no effect. I guess I'll expand my grepping to other directories. -Tim -- Tim Wilson Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA Educational technology guy, Linux and OS X fan, Grad. student, Daddy mailto: wilson at visi.com aim: tis270 public key: 0x8C0F8813 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list