hostname not being changed

irfanhab · 07-31-2006, 01:31 PM

Hi,

I set my hostname in /etc/hosts to cern2, however everytime I login the name is cern22 in the shell like:
root@cern22, where does it get that name from?

ckin2001 · 07-31-2006, 01:40 PM

/etc/hostname

IsaacKuo · 07-31-2006, 02:07 PM

Well, it's /etc/hostname in Debian; it might be a bit different in Slackware. Maybe /etc/HOSTNAME?

The file /etc/hosts simply associates IP addresses with host names.

onebuck · 07-31-2006, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IsaacKuo

Well, it's /etc/hostname in Debian; it might be a bit different in Slackware. Maybe /etc/HOSTNAME?

The file /etc/hosts simply associates IP addresses with host names.

Hi,

You are correct for Slackware! The hostname is set in the file /etc/HOSTNAME.