Hi,
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OK, first dumb question. How and where do I store the machine name?
I'm running RH 7.1. Samba gets the server name from the host name.
Setting host name using "hostname" doesn't seem to last through a boot.
What is the proper procedure for permanently setting the host name?
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On Redhat, there is a tool called linuxconf that allows you to set all kinds
of settings, including the hostname. It runs on x-windows or on the command
line. It's pretty straightforward and the command to run it is "linuxconf".
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Second dumb question is a bit harder. It's not my choice, but my work
laptop is W2K. I'd like to install Red Hat 7.1 on this machine, in
addition to Windows, but am having multiple problems. It's using NTFS.
I personally think W2K sucks just as much as W98SE (I think ME really
sucks) so from that perspective don't mind rebuilding, however
rebuilding is a ton of work. It has a 20Gb hard drive and was
preloaded by my employer. As it stands now, I used Partition Magic to
peel 2.5 Gb's off the end. However, they are beyond the 1024 limit, so
I can't set up a bootable partition. Between the 1024 limit and the
NTFS I seem to be out of choices.
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Actually, you can set up a bootable partition past the 1024 limit. After
editing lilo.conf, you just need use lilo -L instead of lilo on the command
line. "-L" should be the default IMHO but it's not. So, just set up a
bootable partition using pmagic and use lilo -L and voila! (some bios'
don't support -L but any reasonably recent bios will support it)
Regards,
Warren
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