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Changing from localhost?

I know this might seem like a pretty newb-ish question but how do I change my hostname permanently, I know how to change it temporarily with the hostname command, but I want it to stay that name even when I reboot.

Any help?

Edit /etc/hosts.

Copy the line that says

Code:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

immediately below and change the last localhost for whatever you want to name your computer. At the end you should have something like this:

Code:

127.0.0.1              localhost.localdomain localhost

127.0.0.1              localhost.localdomain MyLinuxBox

where MyLinuxBox can be whatever you choose.

Then edit /etc/sysconfig/network, comment out the HOSTNAME line and type a new

Code:

HOSTNAME=MyLinuxBox

where MyLinuxBox is whatever you typed in /etc/hosts. At the end it should look something like this:

Code:

NETWORKING=yes

#HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain

HOSTNAME=MyLinuxBox

Reboot your box
Good luck

Excellent!

I knew the network file was there, but didn't know to edit the hosts file.

Thank you.

No problema. Thats what we are here for.