problem with hostname

[Karl F. Larsen]

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Siggy Brentrup wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 11:50:02AM +0000, pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
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> [snip]
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>> So, still, I'm stumped. My hostname is not being read following
>> reboot, so I have to manually define it after each boot.
> 
>
	You have been given very bad information on this list. I just decided
to change my hostname to hardy on this Hardy computer. It was at the
time karl-hardy.

Step one. first cd to the /etc/ directory.

Step two. Open a Terminal Window and write this: $ cat /etc/hostname and
you should see your old hostname.

Step three. In a Terminal Window write this: $ sudo gedit /etc/hostname
and replace the existing with the correct hostname you want. Save the
new file.

Step four. Now do this: $ sudo /etc/hosts and you will see an old
hostname listed with other things. Replace the old with the same
hostname you put into /etc/hostname. Save the new file.

	Now your new hostname will keep working for as long as you please.


73 Karl




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