hostname

[Marc M]

Check these two files

$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=whateverboxname.domain


may have to add the ip-addresss map to /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1>       whateverboxname

Marc











On 8/27/05, brad.mugleston at comcast.net <brad.mugleston at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> how does one permenately change a hostname? typing "hostname
> new.name <http://new.name>" doesn't do it permenately and I can't find 
> which file
> to change.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad Mugleston, KI0OT
> 
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