host name
Roger Grosswiler
roger at gwch.net
Tue Feb 22 07:53:54 UTC 2005
str tux schrieb:
> List,
>
> I need to change hostname to my box (as well as the prompt [root at fc3
> root]# - i want to change fc3 to some other name); how to do it? what
> are the files i need to change?
>
> this should be easy, but for the last hour i'm trying with no success.
>
> thanks.
>
> str
>
use either system-config-network and change the dns-area or in the
shell, change the indicators in /etc/hosts from 127.0.0.1. btw never
change the localhost at the end, or you will loose your alias for the
loopback-adress.
eg:
127.0.0.1 computername computername.yourdomain localhost
HTH
Roger
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