How to set Computer Name & Hostname ? 1

[power97]

Hi,
I was wondering if someone could tell me how to set the hostname and the computer name for my Linux box ? ( Mandrake 9.1 )

Thanks

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[thedaver]

/etc/hostname

and the 'hostname' command

the command sets it until reboot
the change in the file sets it every reboot (and maybe every restart of network services)

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[power97]

Will this set the computer name as well ?

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[thedaver]

In Linux, there is only a hostname. Computer name doesn't mean anything (to me).

you may call your computer using a hostname such as "host1" or you may refer to it by setting the hostname with a domain you own "host1.example.com". In either case, the hostname is host1.

A host, in Unix parlance, is the name for a specific machine. This all those 'net entries for "

http://www.example.com"

are requests to talk to the host "

http://www"

at the domain.

Clear? Helpful?

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[clonny2]

Running the hostname command will not "keep" the settings past a reboot.

Look for this file /etc/sysconfig/network

Edit the file and look for section hostname.

Change your hostname to what ever you want it to be. Next, edit /etc/hosts and also put your hostname and ip address there.

In /etc/hosts, you need both long name and short name.

Long Name: Fully Qualified Domain Name
myserver.mydomain.com

Short Name: Just the name of the server
myserver

Now reboot and you should be set.


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[vickey]

Any ideas on how to do this in SuSE? There isn't a file called "/etc/sysconfig/network, or even a sysconfig directory.

Thanks!