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Old 04-15-2005, 06:18 PM   #1
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hostname changing

how do i change the name of my slack10 box? i was really irritated during the install so i put yoursucky where it said hostname... and now i regret it, so would somebody tell me how to change it?
 
Old 04-15-2005, 06:31 PM   #2
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hostname <new_hostname>


and then edit your /etc/HOSTNAME file and /etc/hosts
 
Old 04-15-2005, 06:49 PM   #3
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thnaks for the help I was loking for the same problem!!!!
 
  


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