[BlueOnyx:05477] Re: Issue with BO installation on OpenVZ

[James]

With a VPS install, at least with mine, the BO UI doesn't actually allow me
to change the name.  It's a display-only field.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> bounces at blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 11:08 AM
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:05476] Re: Issue with BO installation on OpenVZ
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James" <james at slor.net>
> To: "'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:46 AM
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:05475] Re: Issue with BO installation on OpenVZ
> 
> 
> > For further reference, it appears that whatever changed this must
> have
> > occurred sometime between September 12 and yesterday.  I found the
> > following
> > snippets of startup output in /var/messages and its archives (actual
> names
> > changed to protect the innocent):
> >
> > Sep 12 05:06:46 vz1 cced(smd)[24395]: client 0:[0:24377]: SET  3 dns
> =
> > "&8.8.8.8&4.2.2.2&" locales = "&ja&de_DE&en&da_DK&" console = 0
> domainname
> > =
> > "mydomain.com" hostname = server1 productIdentity = 20100301
> productBuild
> > =
> > 5106R productLanguage = en productBuildString = "build 20100301 for a
> > 5106R
> > in en_US"
> >
> > Sep 12 05:12:56 vz1 cced(smd)[29818]: client 0:[0:29817]: SET  3 dns
> =
> > "&8.8.8.8&4.2.2.2&" locales = "&ja&de_DE&en&da_DK&" console = 0
> domainname
> > =
> > "mydomain.com" hostname = server1 productIdentity = 20100301
> productBuild
> > =
> > 5106R productLanguage = en productBuildString = "build 20100301 for a
> > 5106R
> > in en_US"
> >
> > Sep 26 23:55:10 vz1 cced(smd)[12100]: client 0:[0:12099]: SET  3 dns
> =
> > "&8.8.8.8&4.2.2.2&" locales = "&ja&de_DE&en&da_DK&" console = 0
> domainname
> > =
> > localdomain hostname = localhost productIdentity = 20100301
> productBuild =
> > 5106R productLanguage = en productBuildString = "build 20100301 for a
> > 5106R
> > in en_US"
> >
> > Sep 27 01:00:08 vz1 cced(smd)[19641]: client 0:[0:19561]: SET  3 dns
> =
> > "&8.8.8.8&4.2.2.2&" locales = "&ja&de_DE&en&da_DK&" console = 0
> domainname
> > =
> > localdomain hostname = localhost productIdentity = 20100301
> productBuild =
> > 5106R productLanguage = en productBuildString = "build 20100301 for a
> > 5106R
> > in en_US"
> >
> > On the 12th, the host and domain names were correct, and the domain
> name
> > was
> > quoted.  As of the 26th, they are incorrect, and neither is quoted.
> Also,
> > I
> > noted that there are files in /usr/sausalito/codb/objects/3 called
> > .hostname
> > and .domainname that contain localhost and localdomain respectively.
> On a
> > dedicated server I have, those files are in
> /usr/sausalito/codb/objects/1
> > and contain correct host/domain names.  This machine is currently
> being
> > yum-updated to see if anything changes.
> >
> > The /etc/hosts file looks a bit strange to me with multiple lines for
> the
> > same IPs, but then again I'm not confident in how it should look for
> a
> > VPS.
> > And I'm certainly leery of manually mucking with it, resetting the
> name
> > through the VPS manager, or otherwise modifying anything outside of
> BO.
> > Here's a gander at the /etc/hosts, assuming 111.111.111.111 is a real
> IP:
> >
> > # /etc/hosts
> > # Auto-generated file.  Keep your customizations at the bottom of
> this
> > file.
> > 127.0.0.1        localhost localhost.localdomain
> > 127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost-
> venet0.localdomain
> > localhost-venet0
> > 111.111.111.111           localhost.localdomain
> > localhost-venet0:0.localdomain localhost-venet0:0
> > #END of auto-generated code.  Customize beneath this line.
> > ### Begin - Nuonce hosts Fix
> > ###  End  - Nuonce hosts Fix
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost server1.mydomain.com
> > # Auto-generated hostname. Please do not remove this comment.
> > 111.111.111.111 server1.mydomain.com localhost-venet0:0.localdomain
> > server1-venet0:0.mydomain.com localhost-venet0:0  server1 server1-
> venet0:0
> > localhost.localdomain
> >
> > Any pointers to an easy fix?  I also just set up a new VPS and saw
> the
> > very
> > same issue, so it doesn't appear to be isolated.
> >
> > thanks again!
> >
> >> Hey everyone - I'm running into something strange with a tarball
> >> installation on an OpenVZ VPS.  Things have been running fine for a
> >> while on this server, but at least of the last reboot something
> seems
> >> to be amiss...  Instead of the actual hostname of the server, say
> >> server1.mydomain.com, the BO interface, sendmail, etc. are now
> >> reporting it as localhost.localdomain.  Other than yum updates, I
> >> haven't changed anything configuration-wise since it was reporting
> >> server1.mydomain.com, and I can't figure out what I need to do to
> >> correct this.  Logging in via SSH, hostname still reports
> >> server1.mydomain.com.  localhost.localdomain is obviously bad,
> >> especially when it comes to email delivery, so I'd most appreciate
> any
> >> insight on this!
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> James
> >
> >
> 
> James
> 
> What happens if you rename the server and save the changes.
> Then name it to what it is supposed to be again and save the changes.
> 
> 
> ----
> Ken M
> Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
> http://www.precisionweb.net
> 
> 
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