From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) Subject: Re: HOSTNAME usage? Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:36:13 GMT
Frank Pikelner (frank@cs.yorku.ca) wrote:
: Hello,
:
: Since the installation of Linux I have decided to change the name of the machine
: from the original. I have tried to use the HOSTNAME program but it only changes
: the name temporarily until I reboot. Is there a way to make it permanent? It is
: probably something simple that I've overlooked like a file or an option when
: running the HOSTNAME program.
The hostname is set in the /etc/rc file. "/bin/hostname Linux" or whatever.
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