[lug] set or change host name - FC3

Bamm Visscher bamm.visscher at gmail.com
Wed Dec 7 14:12:50 MST 2005


You can use the `hostname foo` command to set the hostname of a
running system. To make it "stick" edit /etc/sysconfig/network 
(adding HOSTNAME=foo.bar.com). You can also use the
system-config-network GUI.

Bammkkkk


On 12/7/05, Gordon Golding <gordongoldin at netscape.net> wrote:
> I just installed an FC3.  The hostname is the second entry in the /etc/hosts file.  But there are obviously other places I need to change or add hostname.
>
> What's the easiest way to do that?  I'm seeing many different "opinions".
>
> What's easiest for FC3?
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