How do I change the name of my box?

AMDPwred · 09-13-2002, 03:56 PM

Example, when I'm in the console, it looks like this.

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[root@localhost /root]#

How can I change the box name from localhost to something different?

acid_kewpie · 09-13-2002, 04:03 PM

use the hostname command. and this was asked a week ago, try searching for some other answers, cheers.

AMDPwred · 09-13-2002, 04:11 PM

In reading hostname --help, I found...

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   This command can read or set the hostname or the NIS domainname. You can
   also read the DNS domain or the FQDN (fully qualified domain name).
   Unless you are using bind or NIS for host lookups you can change the
   FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) and the DNS domain name (which is
   part of the FQDN) in the /etc/hosts file.

In the /etc/hosts file, can I just change the name there? Will that have any negative effects on my system?

AMDPwred · 09-13-2002, 04:24 PM

Nevermind, I just changed it by:

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hostname Jupiter

Thanks for your help.

finegan · 09-14-2002, 04:26 AM

the hostname command will change the machine until it reboots, then it will set it from one of a number of different files depending on distro. What you're looking for if you're running RedHat is /etc/sysconfig/network

Cheers,

Finegan

bladewalker · 11-23-2002, 10:39 AM

Tried to delete this post - can't

can a moderator delete this one plz