Changing from localhost?

purelithium · 11-08-2005, 05:29 PM

I know this might seem like a pretty newb-ish question but how do I change my hostname permanently, I know how to change it temporarily with the hostname command, but I want it to stay that name even when I reboot.

Any help?

mebrelith · 11-08-2005, 05:59 PM

Edit /etc/hosts.

Copy the line that says

Code:

127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost

immediately below and change the last localhost for whatever you want to name your computer. At the end you should have something like this:

Code:

127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain MyLinuxBox

where MyLinuxBox can be whatever you choose.

Then edit /etc/sysconfig/network, comment out the HOSTNAME line and type a new

Code:

HOSTNAME=MyLinuxBox

where MyLinuxBox is whatever you typed in /etc/hosts. At the end it should look something like this:

Code:

NETWORKING=yes
#HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain
HOSTNAME=MyLinuxBox

Reboot your box
Good luck

purelithium · 11-08-2005, 07:43 PM

Excellent!

I knew the network file was there, but didn't know to edit the hosts file.

Thank you.

mebrelith · 11-08-2005, 07:52 PM

No problema. Thats what we are here for.