Which file and directory contains the host name?
Robert G. (Doc) Savage
dsavage at peaknet.net
Sat Nov 20 11:51:16 UTC 2010
On Sat, 2010-11-20 at 19:39 +0800, David Nelson wrote:
> Hi, :-)
>
> Which file and directory contains the host name (on an FC12 VPS)?
>
> Is it enough just to edit the domain name in that file or do I need to
> do something else?
>
> TIA for any answer. :-)
David,
I think you are looking for /etc/sysconfig/network, specifically the
HOSTNAME= line. This can be edited by root, or altered by root using the
hostname command. The host and domain names may also have been added to
your local /etc/hosts file.
--Doc Savage
Fairview Heights, IL
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