[PLUG] Changing computer name

Karl M. Hegbloom karlheg at pdxlinux.org
Tue Dec 3 03:06:41 UTC 2002


On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 17:03, Richard Steffens wrote:
> Russ Johnson wrote:
> 
> > * Scott VanHoosen <octopus024 at yahoo.com> [2002-11-30 00:10]:
> > > Edit this file:
> > >
> > > /etc/sysconfig/network
> > >   NETWORKING=yes
> > >   HOSTNAME=dell
> > 
> > Unlike most other unices, linux wants the FQDN in the HOSTNAME variable in that file.

The bumble bee cannot fly; it would defy the laws of physics.  However,
the bumble bee does not know physics...

Works for me:

karlheg at bittersweet:~
% cat /etc/hostname 
bittersweet
karlheg at bittersweet:~
% hostname
bittersweet
karlheg at bittersweet:~
% hostname -f
bittersweet.intra.hegbloom.net
karlheg at bittersweet:~
% grep name /etc/sysctl.conf 
kernel.hostname = bittersweet
kernel.domainname = hegbloom.net
karlheg at bittersweet:~
% cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain intra.hegbloom.net
search intra.hegbloom.net hegbloom.net lts.hegbloom.net uml
nameserver 127.0.0.1






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