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Old 04-04-2005, 02:22 AM   #1
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How can i change my host on FreeBSD at the moment we have no host selected but we want to change it where must i go???

Some1 help me?

cd /usr/sbin/sysinstall i was there but i could find anything can any1 help me?
 
Old 04-04-2005, 03:55 AM   #2
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There's a FreeBSD section here and I bring this up because your post is in the Linux Newbie forum.

Have you looked at the FreeBSD Handbook that is a link in my signature?
 
Old 04-06-2005, 02:09 PM   #3
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Just tell me how i must do it i can't find it anywhere HELP ME!
 
Old 04-08-2005, 12:57 PM   #4
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Originally posted by Psycho(Clan)
Just tell me how i must do it i can't find it anywhere HELP ME!
You have to be logged in as root and the command is as follows:

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hostname <machinename.domainname.whateveritis(com/org/net)>
If you just want to change the "localhost" as it's referred to in some unix systems, which is the name the local system or machine will be seen as locally and on the network unless a virtual host is setup for it.

So if you just want to change the machine name, type the following again logged in as root:

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hostname <name-you-want>
 
  


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