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Gary Robar
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I'm following the postfix setup guide:

http://vpsbible.com/email/setup-postfix-email/

I am getting :

-bash: /etc/hostname: permission denied

when trying to add mail.billiard.ws

Also, my etc/hostname file was empty too...not sure what to put in it...

thoughts?

Posted 1 year ago #
the_guv
Key Master

try using "sudo" in front Gary .. sorry, terribly late reply

Posted 1 year ago #
Gary Robar
Member

No problem, thanks for responding. I ended up getting it working, though I had to go through the tutorial again very carefully. I probably just missed a step or two along the way.

Thanks,
G

Posted 1 year ago #
Moses Drayne
Member

I just had the same error. I tried sudo, with the same error. I went in as SU with no error upon entering the command. Will this cause any issues later on? I'm pressing forward hoping not, but any advice is greatly appreciated.

Posted 11 months ago #
Moses Drayne
Member

This was resolved for me by following Christine's advice under the topic "Problem with hostname f" minus her last host name change line entry. (e.g. mail.mydomain.com mail) Likewise changing "mail.mydomain.com" to simply "mail" worked in the etc/hostname file.

Posted 11 months ago #

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