> Here is a really basic question; how is the hostname defined in modern Linux > distributions? Generally this is done for us by the installer, so we don't > have > to know how to do it, other than fill in the name of the PC into the box > provided.
I believe it's actually somewhat distro-specific. On Arch, it's stored in /etc/rc.conf, and further repeated in /etc/hosts on the first line, which is usually the loopback 127.0.0.1 line. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
