# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
then change the value of HOSTNAME variable.
Chris Norman wrote:
In /etc/hosts?
Just a thought.
Chris Norman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Summerfied" <debian(a)herakles.homelinux.org>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: hostname
azeem ahmad wrote:
>hi list
>i set the hostname using the command
>hostname
>but when i restart i gets back to the old hostname
>how can i change it permanently
>Regards
>Azeem
>
>
This is more general than other answers I've seen, it's how I find stuff.
sudo find /etc -type f -print0 | sudo xargs -0 grep -H $HOSTNAME
You need to be root because some of the directories are forbidden to
mere mortals.