resolving problem - why?

[Geert Stappers]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 07:44:16PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 07:01:41PM +0100, Daniel.Lentz at t-systems.com wrote:
> > hi ya
> yippi yeh
> 
> > 
> > i'm having are (OS) resolving problem?
> > no i don't think so.
> [1]
> > 
> > background: i'm using fai without problems... and then ... the update.
> > i hav no idea what happend.
> > 
> > when i'm executing "fai-setup" it partially works.
> > at the beginning the packages were found, but then comes the failure message with "failure resolving".
> > the fai-server is also the debian mirror and other clients can access the repository with "apt-get update"
> > the fai-server self can resolv his own hostname.
> > why does this failure happens?
> > has anyone ideas? 
> 
> Are you installing a DNS on the client?
> 
> My educated guess about what is happening:
> 
>  * client works fine
>  * client installs packages
>  * client installs more packages
>  * client installs domain name server,
>   * client uses own DNS, which lacks data about it's domain
>  * client is unable the install further packages

Or something else from which we can learn?
(or can help?)

> > greetz
> > daniel
> > 
>  [ (random?) output,  which misses remarks about what it is ]
> > 
> > 
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
> 
> [1] no comment on 'i don't think so' / 'i think so'

I was rereading http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
and found 

  How To Answer Questions in a Helpful Way

  Be gentle. Problem-related stress can make people seem rude or stupid
  even when they're not.


ESR is a wise man.
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