In /etc/hosts? Just a thought. Chris Norman <!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Summerfied" <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:25 PM Subject: Re: hostname azeem ahmad wrote: > hi list > i set the hostname using the command > hostname > but when i restart i gets back to the old hostname > how can i change it permanently > Regards > Azeem This is more general than other answers I've seen, it's how I find stuff. sudo find /etc -type f -print0 | sudo xargs -0 grep -H $HOSTNAME You need to be root because some of the directories are forbidden to mere mortals. -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ do not reply off-list -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list