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Old 03-22-2004, 10:11 PM   #1
moschi
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system name

i just loaded fedora core 1.

the system name is local host, so the users are users@localhost.

how can i change this name.

thanks

also, is there a hotkey combination to switch between workspaces. (i'm using GNOME on FC1)
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Old 03-22-2004, 10:21 PM   #2
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hostname [new-hostname]

man hostname for more details.
 
Old 03-22-2004, 10:22 PM   #3
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hostname [new-hostname]

man hostname for more details.
thanks. i was thinking of using the man page, but didn't know the command.
 
  


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