On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 00:23 -0500, Scott wrote: > Hello there, > > How should a hosts file look if you want it to be called pilotalk for the > root log in and on the ZInternet? To set the host name permanently, edit /etc/sysconfig/network and change the value for the "HOSTNAME=" parameter to the FQDN (fully qualified domain name). For example, to make it pilotalk.mydomain.com: HOSTNAME=pilotalk.mydomain.com That will take effect on a reboot. To change it immediately, use "hostname pilotalk.mydomain.com". It won't show up in the prompts until you log out and back in as the hostname is picked up by your shell when you log in. The /etc/hosts file should contain the IP address of the machine, some whitespace (tabs are normal), then the FQDN of the machine, then whitespace, then the common (short) name, e.g. 10.20.30.40 pilotalk.mydomain.com pilotalk As far as the Internet is concerned, that's a function of DNS and you have to tell your DNS service what the FQDN and IP address is of the machine. That varies widely depending on who your DNS service is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - If this is the first day of the rest of my life... - - I'm in BIG trouble! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
