changing computer name 1

[Guest_imported]

hey,
This should be an easy question, I'd like to change my computer's name (from localhost to something more descriptive =) I don't have linuxconf instealled.

Thanks in advance

 

[peterve]

change the /etc/hosts file
first line :
your_ip_address host_name_of_server
second line :
127.0.0.1 localhost ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Van Eeckhoutte
peter.ve@pandora.be
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[ifincham]

Hi,

For redhat you can change the HOSTNAME variable in /etc/sysconfig/network .

Rgds

 

[krischrist]

You can also go into netconf and on the basic host information give the server name and the aliases.This might also should work

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[danandita]

Try this,
#hostname your.choosen.hostname
and edit /etc/hosts like peterve comment above