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[Rick Stevens]

Scott Mertens wrote:
> 
>>>
>> Changing the /etc/hosts file won't change your computers name. This 
>> file allows you to access other computers by name.
>>
>> To change the host name Applications Menu --> System Settings --> 
>> Network. Click on the DNS tab and enter a new host name in the 
>> hostname box.
>>
>>
> Thanks that worked fine!!

If you want the details, the GUI program modifies the computer's name in
the "/etc/sysconfig/network" file.

/etc/hosts aids in name resolution.  By default, when you try to access
a computer by name, the system first looks in /etc/hosts to see if
there's an IP address for the computer in that file.  If so, it is used.
If the computer isn't in that file, then the DNS servers are queried.
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