[patch] hb-install-config.xml.patch

hb-install-config.xml.patch (text/plain), 1.37 KB, created by nm (RETIRED) on 2007-03-12 06:18:47 UTC

Index: hb-install-config.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-config.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.88
diff -u -r1.88 hb-install-config.xml
--- hb-install-config.xml	28 Nov 2006 07:40:38 -0000	1.88
+++ hb-install-config.xml	12 Mar 2007 06:17:58 -0000
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 proceed.
 </abstract>
 
-<version>7.6</version>
-<date>2006-11-27</date>
+<version>7.7</version>
+<date>2007-03-11</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Filesystem Information</title>
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-Second we set the domainname in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>:
+Second, <e>if</e> you need a domainname, set it in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>.
+You only need a domain if your ISP or network administrator says so, or if you
+have a DNS server but not a DHCP server. You don't need to worry about DNS or
+domainnames if your networking is setup for DHCP.
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Setting the domainname">
@@ -257,6 +260,12 @@
 dns_domain_lo="<i>homenetwork</i>"
 </pre>
 
+<note>
+If you choose not to set a domainname, you can get rid of the "This is
+hostname.(none)" messages at your login screen by editing
+<path>/etc/issue</path>. Just delete the string <c>.\O</c> from that file.
+</note>
+
 <p>
 If you have a NIS domain (if you don't know what that is, then you don't have
 one), you need to define that one too: