Re: [CentOS] More on Re: Really changing the hostname

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Reindl Harald h.reindl@thelounge.net wrote:

and explain someone that it does not matter if you have to edit one or two files is plain stupid - why do you not put the MAC in 50 config files, well no need for it, but if you have fun do it, there is also no need for do it in two files

I didn't invent the system, and was perfectly happy when the MAC matching was broken in early 5.x. But if you want it to be change, why not complain upstream where a change is possible. As things are, you have to edit the ifcfg-? files anyway and it's not that big a deal to put what the system expects in there. In fact I usually start with the copy that already has the right MAC and add everything else.