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Old 06-24-2003, 06:47 PM   #1
JustinBee
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Computer Name

How to you change the computer name of a Redhat 8/9 computer? I installed Linux, and it did not ask for a computer name. I wanted to give it a unique name so that I could recognize it on the network.
 
Old 06-24-2003, 06:50 PM   #2
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"hostname mynewcomputername"
 
Old 06-24-2003, 08:00 PM   #3
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/etc/hostname or /etc/HOSTNAME
just put something in it
 
Old 06-25-2003, 10:18 AM   #4
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Thanks guys. that worked.
 
Old 06-25-2003, 10:37 AM   #5
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Changing the hostname in /etc/sysconfig/network will also work
 
Old 06-25-2003, 12:57 PM   #6
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u have to change both : /etc/sysconfig/network, and /etc/hostname, without one of them Linux will show error
 
  


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