On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 14:28, Clifford Snow wrote: > > I'm attempting to change the hostname of my box. I used the following > > steps to change the hostname: > > 1. Edited /etc/sysconfig/network to change the > > HOSTNAME=newname.example.com > > 2. Edited /etc/hosts to 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > newname > > 3. Ran /bin/hostname newname > > > > I seem to be missing something because opening a web browser just > > hangs. What other places need to be changed to change the hostname? > > You forgot step 0: xhost +localhost. The X server is no longer able to > send it's information to the original host name (since you changed it). > Restart X (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace) and you should be able to start a > browser. And also be consistant with the hostname (in the above 3 steps) HOSTNAME=newname Satish
