hostname

[John Summerfied]

azeem ahmad wrote:
> hi list
> i set the hostname using the command
> hostname
> but when i restart i gets back to the old hostname
> how can i change it permanently
> Regards
> Azeem

This is more general than other answers I've seen, it's how I find stuff.
sudo find /etc -type f -print0 | sudo xargs -0 grep -H $HOSTNAME

You need to be root because some of the directories are forbidden to 
mere mortals.





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