Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:29:55 -0800 | | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | | Subject | Re: host name length |
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Andreas Steinmetz wrote: > Ulrich Drepper wrote: > >> Yes, each label can only have 63 bytes, but the entire fqdn can be >> longer, much longer. And the hostname stored with sethostname() should >> be the fqdn of the machine, not just one lalbel (in DNS speak). > > > 255 characters to be exact. The question was, however, for the hostname > which I usually don't interpret as a fqdn.
So sethostname(2) sets fqdn, right?
Ulrich, do you want help on this or is it already done?
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