20 Linux Domain Name Alias New

I have a domain setup to point to my lan s external ip using dynamic dns because my external ip address changes frequently.

Linux domain name alias. A previous tutorial covered how to install a postfix mail server and test it with mailx. Do not include the www prefix. Now we ll introduce email aliases set up virtual domains and users and do a little troubleshooting.

For the domain name to access the. A request s successfully received message appears. So i appended the following to my etc hosts.

Displays every fqdn of the machine. When you set up a web hosting account it is set up for one domain name. My favorite alias in linux i cannot live without.

Enter the name of the domain you want to use as an alias. This option enumerates all configured network addresses on all configured network interfaces and translates them to dns domain names. If you want to alias a domain other than the hosting account s primary domain click cog.

In the networking terminology the domain name is the mapping of ip with the name. In the domains section click aliases enter the domain you want to use and then click add domain. Domainname command in linux is used to return the network information system nis domain name of the host you can use hostname d command as well to get the host domainname if the domain name is not set up in your host then the response will be none.

You can see a list of defined aliases on your profile by simply executing alias command. Each domain name carries through the website in the address bar so each domain name looks like the real domain name for the site. However i want to create an alias to this host so i can access it with home.