On 02/15/2013 01:12 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote: >>>> I goofed again after a rebuild from a kickstart so had to rename yet >>>> again, see below: >>>> >>>> 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=. >>>>> >>>> I did this and rebooted, but /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 >>>> was not changed. NetworkManager does not seem to have a dialog for >>>> changing it there. I manually edited the file. When I saved the file, >>>> NM seems to have noticed the change and auto-restarted the interface. >>> If you aren't moving this box around onto different networks all the >>> time just get rid of NetworkManager so it will stop screwing up your >>> settings. >> That will take me back a few years in what I am doing! What do I gain with >> this? >> >> Do I just erase NetworkManager for this? >> >> In kickstart do I specify to exclude it (-NetworkManager) >> >> I go back to 'service network restart'? > NetworkManager is handy for a laptop where you want to deal with > different wifi settings and moving around among dhcp networks, but for > servers you probably don't want it to overwrite your static configs > and /etc/resolv.conf, etc. I've usually let it install but then > service NetworkManger stop > chkconfig NetworkManager off And when you edit ifcfg-eth0 what command restarts the interface? > to keep it from running when I set static configs. I'm not sure what > happens if you don't install it at all - that would probably be even > better. >