host name

[Rick Stevens]

Nix, Robert P. wrote:
> Another way to find the references would be to cd to /etc, and then do:
> 
> Find . -exec grep -l currentname {} \;
> 
> This will list all the files where the current name appears. Then pick your method of changing them. System-config-network appears to be the best GUI tool. Vi or sed would work as well. 

The host name is set by the "/etc/sysconfig/network" file.  Edit it and
change the "HOSTNAME=" line.  The hostname will change on the next
reboot.  If you must change it NOW, as root:

	hostname new-host-name.domain.tld

Your prompt won't change until you log out and log in again since the
prompt is set by your shell's login script.
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