RE: editfiles methodology question

[David Masterson]

Mark Burgess wrote:
>> Regarding short_hostname, on my system '/bin/hostname' returns the
>> FQDN. If I try using $(host), I just get the FQDN. Is that normal?
>> That's why I'm using my own variable.
> 
> This is normal if you have fully qualified names returned by your
> hostname lookup, which is not something I recommend.

There is a discussion going on here about the merits of FQDN vs. simple
hostname.  Would you care to elaborate on your reasons for not recommending
FQDN in hostname lookup?

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David Masterson
VMware, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA