On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:58:05 +0900 - Edwin - <copperwa11s@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: |> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:33:44 +0000 |> ted <ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: |> |> > Could someone please let me know how to change my hostname ?? |> > I have been trying to search the Archives but it seems the |> > search facility is down and the writings in my old r.h book do |> > not apply....-- |> |> If you have posted what those "writings" that "do not apply", I |> could avoid giving you the wrong answer ;) Anyway, here's a |> possible (wrong) answer: |> |> Try executing: |> |> # hostname <your-hostname-here> |> |> Check the manual for more info: |> |> $ man hostname |> |> Or, check your /etc/hosts file ... |> i chang it by going to the network config and changing it in the gui and then going to /etc/hosts file and changing it to your new host name. then i reboot and during boot up it will say setting hostname. and it should be the new host name. -- jason pearl <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> ++++++++++++++++++ "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"-Tupac ++++++++++++++++++ Kurrupted Visionz Phx, AZ registered linux user #307811 RHEL WS 3.0 Linux Machine# 193475, 227341 AMD64 Opteron 1.6 ASUS SK8N http://counter.li.org uptime 03:01:55 up 3 days, 6:21, 3 users, load average: 0.68, 0.29, 0.10
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