[PLUG] Changing computer name
Matt Alexander
m at netpro.to
Sat Nov 30 04:38:35 UTC 2002
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On 29 Nov 2002, Robbert van Andel wrote:
>
> > How do I change the name of my computer so I don't keep seeing
> > localhost.localdomain. I'm running RedHat 7.3. I have tried changing
> > /etc/hosts but could not boot into gnome afterwards. I attempted to
> > change the localhost after localhost.localdomain so it read:
>
> man hostname
This method will change the current hostname, but it won't survive a
reboot.
In RedHat, /etc/sysconfig/network should have a line that says:
HOSTNAME=whatever.you.want
When you boot, the script /etc/rc.sysinit will read /etc/sysconfig/network
and set the hostname for you.
~M
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