Re: rename a machine

1996-08-06 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Warwick HARVEY wrote: Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? If I issue the hostname command: hostname newname the node name is set to newname - HOWEVER after a reboot the original name returns. The host name of a

rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread David_Oswald
Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? If I issue the hostname command: hostname newname the node name is set to newname - HOWEVER after a reboot the original name returns. Where is this info written ?

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Tim 'The Unslept' Sailer
In your email to me, [EMAIL PROTECTED], you wrote: Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? If I issue the hostname command: hostname newname the node name is set to newname - HOWEVER after a reboot the original

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Will Waites
Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? edit /etc/hostname so that it contains the hostname that you want. put hostname `cat /etc/hostname` in one of your rc.* scripts if it isn't there already. Will

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Rob Browning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Where is this info written ? /etc/hostname at the minimum. -- Rob

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Joshua Stockwell
Look in /etc/hostname file -Josh Stockwell

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread David C Winters
On Mon, 5 Aug 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? Where is this info written ? Edit the single-line file /etc/hostname so it holds your machine's desired (new) hostname. David [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Warwick HARVEY
Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? If I issue the hostname command: hostname newname the node name is set to newname - HOWEVER after a reboot the original name returns. The host name of a machine is stored in

Re: rename a machine

1996-08-05 Thread Randall Jones
On Mon, 5 Aug 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my machine ??? ... Where is this info written ? file: /etc/hostname edit this file to change your hostname. You might also want to add an entry in /etc/hosts for your