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Pheezy
Asked: 2009-09-23 07:09:17 +0800 CST

How can I have /var/log/messages use the FQDN instead of the short hostname?

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I've noticed even when I type "hostname" at the CLI the FQDN is displayed, however the only file that seems to be using the short name is /var/log/messages. I'd prefer it to use the FQDN however I can't seem to figure out how to do this.

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2 Answers

  1. syslog-ng supports the following option :

    use-fqdn(yes);

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  2. What do you have in your /etc/hostname ??

    Try changing it and run 

    hostname -F /etc/hostname

    Additionally you can try adding only a FQHN reference in your /etc/hosts:

    YOURIP      your_host.yourdomain.tld
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