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 at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Carlos Santana<neubyr at 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > 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. > > -- > Kind Regards > Rudi Ahlers > CEO, SoftDux Hosting > Web: http://www.SoftDux.com > Office: 087 805 9573 > Cell: 082 554 7532 > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090615/45f1fa40/attachment-0005.html>