From: Ed Carp (erc@unislc.uucp)
Date: 08/28/92


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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