hostname 'unknown' after reboot 2

[fulljib]

I've used set_parms hostname to set my systems name and it appears to take it, but when I reboot and query with hostname it responds with unkown. When I attempt to edit etc/hosts using vi the system response is something akin to " I don't what type of terminal you are on, only have 'unknown' " and then proceeds to kick me into 'open mode'

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

 

[KenCunningham]

Try:

set TERM=vt100 ; export TERM

Then try vi on /etc/hosts. Hope this helps.

 

[patel]

Also check the file /etc/rc.config.d/netconf. Add your hostname if it is not there.

Patel