On 02/14/2013 01:13 PM, Digimer wrote: > On 02/14/2013 01:11 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> I need to change the host name on a test server, and in the past when I >> used hostname to change the hostname, it did not seem to change it >> everywhere. >> >> I really don't want to do a rebuild just yet, but I have to feel >> confident that hostname is really changed (reboot is not too much of an >> issue). >> >> What is the recommened practice? Other than get it right the first time. > > To make the change permanent, edit /etc/ssyconfig/network and set the > desired hostname after HOSTNAME=. > Sorry, I typo'd that; # cat /etc/sysconfig/network NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=<your.new.hostname> -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education?