hostname

ddzc · 10-30-2003, 06:29 PM

Anyone know how I can change the hostname? do I just edit /etc/HOSTNAME or is there any other files I have to edit.

BTW it's for SUSE 8.1

thx

h/w · 10-30-2003, 06:32 PM

man hostname.

i think the option was -s for setting it.

joseph · 10-30-2003, 08:23 PM

also in /etc/sysconfig/network

dalek · 10-30-2003, 09:26 PM

You need to change one line in the rc.sysint file in the /etc/directory. I think it is line 30. It says "HOSTNAME=localhost" or may be localdomain change to "HOSTNAME=yourname". When you reboot it will set that first thing.

I'm in gentoo at the moment, if the file don't look right post back and I'll double check to make sure.

I can't check at the moment, I'm compiling stuff.

Hope that helps.

ddzc · 11-01-2003, 02:17 PM

great, thanx guys

dalek · 11-01-2003, 03:42 PM

Your welcome. Not to bad to be from memory.

I was updateing the OS in Gentoo and it was in the process of compiling a upgrade package. I couldn't reboot into Mandrake at the time.

See ya later