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hempage · 01-17-2004, 12:01 AM

How do you change the hostname of your computer in Linux. I'm using Mandrake 9.1.

ESmandrake · 01-18-2004, 02:02 PM

Call hostname from a root prompt like so:

fubar:/ # hostame new-name

new-name being whatever you want to change the name to. btw, my nick is a bit misleading, I've switched to Debian and i don't think I'll be going back.

~~~
Steve

shan · 01-20-2004, 06:56 PM

make sure you're root.

01-17-2004, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
hempage Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 17	Changing hostname How do you change the hostname of your computer in Linux. I'm using Mandrake 9.1.

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shan Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,368	make sure you're root. __________________ C:\\ Is the root of all evil phiber@sysdum.com spam this account, it's fun.

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01-18-2004, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
ESmandrake Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21	Call hostname from a root prompt like so: fubar:/ # hostame new-name new-name being whatever you want to change the name to. btw, my nick is a bit misleading, I've switched to Debian and i don't think I'll be going back. ~~~ Steve