HOstname - LInux - postfix

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Guillermo Garron wrote:

> On 11/26/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Guillermo Garron wrote:
>> 
>> > On 11/25/06, Maillist-Norm <maillist at sios.ca> wrote:
>> >> >[...]
>> >> The only way I have been able to get a name change to stick is to boot
>> >> into level 3 and edit  etc/sysconfig/network.
>> >> Norm
>> > Thanks Norm,
>> >
>> > this really worked!
>> 
>> The same effect can be had by changing the hostname in the DNS tab of
>> system-config-network.  Contents of /etc/hosts can be edited from the
>> Hosts tab.
> I did that, but it only really worked when i made what Norm said.
>
> seems like /etc/sysconfig/network can only be changed by editing it by
> hand, I had to restart the server in order to have the changes
> applied.

As I said, this is false.  Change the name in the DNS tab of 
system-config-network and save your changes.  Then look at 
/etc/sysconfig/nework and see.

You do have to restart after making this change, or you need to make other 
changes as described elsewhere in this thread.

-- 
 		Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs