Am Fr, den 10.12.2004 schrieb Johnny Smith um 3:38: > when I installed it I either missed the gui for entry > of the desired hostname... or ? You missed it - the choice is there during install. > The boot up is slower than usual and I get a message > that I don't have a proper hostname and "X" complains > loudly. > > on the splash screen the hostname shows up as > 'localhost.localdomain' The default name. > However when I do 'hostname newhostname' it only holds > it til I reboot and reverts to > localhost.localdomain.... Yes. that is the case as "hostname" does not store the changed name. > Curiously I am unable to place anything in my > /etc/hosts file... if I do it disappears on reboot. Yes, the content stays. Be sure to NOT delete the localhost IP mapping line as the comment in the hosts file clearly states. > Could these problems be related > > How can I make new hostname permanent? Certainly a FAQ. Either run system-config-network or edit /etc/sysconfig/network -> HOSTNAME= by hand. > Johnny Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | new address - new key: 0xB366A773 legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon kernel 2.6.9-1.6_FC2smp Serendipity 03:52:13 up 4 days, 3:14, load average: 0.15, 0.24, 0.36
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