All right.. So the /etc/sysconfig/network is the right place for changing hostname. The change in /etc/hosts is to map new hostname with IP address.
Thanks, CS.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Rudi Ahlers rudiahlers@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Carlos Santananeubyr@gmail.com wrote:
Howdy,
How do I change the hostname? In particular, what is the difference between /etc/hosts and /etc/sysconfig/network files? Where should I make the changes?
Thanks, CS.
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You should change it in both places, and then run /etc/init.d/network restart to make it effective.
/etc/hosts basically tells your own machine on which IP a certain domain resolves to. It's a "scaled down DNS server", and normally only used if you only need to maintain a few hosts on a network.
/etc/sysconfig/network tells your machine what it's actual hostname is.
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