changing hostname

arnuld · 12-11-2007, 12:22 AM

I changed my hostname. in /etc/sysconfig/network I have this line:

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=blag
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1

and this is from my /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 blag localhost.localdomain localhost

is that fine ?

Micro420 · 12-11-2007, 12:23 AM

That is fine. You may want to reboot and check that the hostname takes effect. To take effect now, you can just type in the command line

Code:

hostname blag

jschiwal · 12-11-2007, 12:45 AM

Also check if you have an /etc/HOSTNAME file. You may need to edit that as well if your system uses it.

arnuld · 12-11-2007, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jschiwal

Also check if you have an /etc/HOSTNAME file. You may need to edit that as well if your system uses it.

No.. but I do have a /bin/hostname binary file.

deadeyes · 12-11-2007, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnuld

No.. but I do have a /bin/hostname binary file.

Thats an executable.

Check for /etc/hostname (all lower-case) (as root)

arnuld · 12-12-2007, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadeyes

Thats an executable.

Check for /etc/hostname (all lower-case) (as root)

nothing like that:

[root@blag arnuld]$ ls /etc/ | grep hostname
[root@blag arnuld]$ ls /etc/ | grep host
ghostscript
host.conf
hosts
hosts~
hosts.allow
hosts.deny
[root@blag arnuld]$

deadeyes · 12-12-2007, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnuld

nothing like that:

[root@blag arnuld]$ ls /etc/ | grep hostname
[root@blag arnuld]$ ls /etc/ | grep host
ghostscript
host.conf
hosts
hosts~
hosts.allow
hosts.deny
[root@blag arnuld]$

Create the file and put the hostname in it.

You are using ArchLinux right?

arnuld · 12-13-2007, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadeyes

Create the file and put the hostname in it.

You are using ArchLinux right?

I have Arch but this specific question is not about Arch. I am dual-booting it with other OS, just look at my BASH prompt to know the name ;-)

file, in CAPS like /etc/HOSTNAME or simply /etc/hostname

deadeyes · 12-13-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnuld

I have Arch but this specific question is not about Arch. I am dual-booting it with other OS, just look at my BASH prompt to know the name ;-)

file, in CAPS like /etc/HOSTNAME or simply /etc/hostname

lowercase (all files in /etc are lowercase)