You are right, my mistake. BTW, in addition to the /etc/hosts file, you also need to change the /etc/sysconfig/network file > -----Original Message----- > From: SoftCell [mailto:jake.pronk@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:40 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: renaming my linux box > > > if you change the name in samba it will only effect the host > and an erro will pop up when you reboot. you will need to > change the /etc/hosts file to rename your linux box > > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:18:54 +0200, Alexander Dalloz > <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Am Do, den 01.07.2004 schrieb Yang Xiao um 15:01: > > > > > Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and modify the line that says > server string > > > = My Big Fat Fedora Box > > > > > Yang > > > > That would only change the description string, not the netbios name > > itself. First he should take care that /etc/sysconfig/network > > HOSTNAME=something_else_than_localhost has set. And then if > he likes > > he can set in the smb.conf "netbios name = foobar", else > the netbios > > name is automatically the hostname. > > > > Alexander > > > > > > -- > > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 > 1999-07-13 > > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon CPU kernel > > 2.6.6-1.435.2.1 Serendipity 15:15:51 up 1:12, 8 users, 0.27, 0.18, > > 0.16 > > > > > > > > signature.asc - 1K > > noname - 1K Download > > > > > -- > - Jake > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
