Re: [aclug-L] Very confused computer

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To properly set your hostname, you ought to edit /etc/hostname, edit
/etc/hosts, and make any change necessary in the distribution-specific 
config files if you're using RH.

John

"Jesse Kaufman" <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> >the name of your machine is in /etc/hostname so something like
> >echo 'WaynesWorld' > /etc/hostname should change it.
> >
> 
> 
> What i used to set my hostname was just typing "hostname LLoYDix"...  either
> that, or if you're running RH5.1 (don't know about any other distro's) you
> can use the netconfig in the control-panel to change it.
> 
> jesse
> 
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