[CentOS] More on Re: Really changing the hostname

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 02/15/2013 01:35 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> And when you edit ifcfg-eth0 what command restarts the interface?
> ifdown eth0
> ifup eth0
>
> If you are changing related routes or the MAC address, do the down
> before the change so the right values are seen.  If you change
> something that doesn't affect the address you can usually stay
> connected if you put both commands on one line with a ; separator.

Shows how long it has been.  A dah moment when I saw your response.