Jim,

Can you run hostname on the host system and inside a couple of VEs? Do
they show the same or different hostnames?

Jim Archer wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I just upgraded the kernel on my machine from:
>
> actual:/home/jim/openvz/kernels# uname -a
> Linux actual.registrationtek.com 2.6.18-openvz-12-1etch1-amd64 #1 SMP
> Fri May 4 23:37:24 MSD 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> To:
>
> vps5000:~# uname -a
> Linux vps5000.regtek.com 2.6.18-openvz-13-39.1d1-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Sep
> 3 10:11:00 MSD 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>
> I did this because I have been having a memory consumption problem
> with Exim4 I was hoping to resolve.  I had been told that the Exim4
> memory issue was a known issue and was fixed in later kernels.
>
> Anyhow, I installed the new kernel using dpkg -i and it seems to
> install fine, with no warnings or errors.  It boots and runs fine,
> even iSCSI. But, the odd issue is that the machine name in the prompt
> is wrong.  As you can see from above, it went from:
>
> actual#
>
> To:
>
> vps5000#
>
> The name of the machine in /etc/hostname is actual and vps5000 is the
> highest number vps I have.  Is this a serious issue or can I safely
> ignore it?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Jim
>