-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 the standard way of setting a hostname 1. isssue hostname <newhostname> at the cli 2. edit the /etc/hosts file 3. edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file usually i just restart networking after this and that's it. I am a shell person so cannot vouch for the GUI tool...they're just there to 'hide' what is really going on behind the scene, you are far better off knowing how to control the proper way my £0.02 hth T - -- (o< Thierry Sayegh de Bellis, RHCE //\ http://glossolalie.com V_/_ Fingerprint: 9976 11FE D9C6 8C67 6242 7BB1 6466 3F1D 56ED 7D5A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFafRgZGY/HVbtfVoRAntZAJwLatqADvQYwKSYkF5ZPbKWOtd4EgCghhF9 VfBUs06M45/VMoW1+hLKhsI= =r75o -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----