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| Alexander Dalloz 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
quote:
> I need to change the hostname on a machine. I can reset it with hostname
> name OK, but I need to change the value that is supplied at boot time. I
> thought that the value was stored in /etc/hostname, but that file does
> not exist, and I can't find an equivalent file anywhere else.
>
> So where does /bin/hostname look for the value it returns during the
> boot sequence?
>
> TIA
edit
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/sysconfig/network
Alexander
--
Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany
PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999
PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
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| William 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| Got it. Thanks
Alexander Dalloz wrote:quote:
> William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> edit
>
> /etc/hosts
>
> and
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Alexander
>
>
--
/* ========================================
======================= */
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not
sure you realize that what you heard was not what I meant.
William E Colls President
Tel 613 591 0079 PROComputer Systems
Fax 613 591 3924 67 Willow Glen Dr.
www.procomsys.com Kanata Ontario K2M 1T1
Specialists in Progress Database systems since 1986
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| Alexander Dalloz 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
quote:
> I need to change the hostname on a machine. I can reset it with hostname
> name OK, but I need to change the value that is supplied at boot time. I
> thought that the value was stored in /etc/hostname, but that file does
> not exist, and I can't find an equivalent file anywhere else.
>
> So where does /bin/hostname look for the value it returns during the
> boot sequence?
>
> TIA
edit
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/sysconfig/network
Alexander
--
Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany
PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999
PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
| |
| William 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| Got it. Thanks
Alexander Dalloz wrote:quote:
> William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> edit
>
> /etc/hosts
>
> and
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Alexander
>
>
--
/* ========================================
======================= */
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not
sure you realize that what you heard was not what I meant.
William E Colls President
Tel 613 591 0079 PROComputer Systems
Fax 613 591 3924 67 Willow Glen Dr.
www.procomsys.com Kanata Ontario K2M 1T1
Specialists in Progress Database systems since 1986
| |
| Alexander Dalloz 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
quote:
> I need to change the hostname on a machine. I can reset it with hostname
> name OK, but I need to change the value that is supplied at boot time. I
> thought that the value was stored in /etc/hostname, but that file does
> not exist, and I can't find an equivalent file anywhere else.
>
> So where does /bin/hostname look for the value it returns during the
> boot sequence?
>
> TIA
edit
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/sysconfig/network
Alexander
--
Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany
PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999
PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
| |
| William 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| Got it. Thanks
Alexander Dalloz wrote:quote:
> William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> edit
>
> /etc/hosts
>
> and
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Alexander
>
>
--
/* ========================================
======================= */
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not
sure you realize that what you heard was not what I meant.
William E Colls President
Tel 613 591 0079 PROComputer Systems
Fax 613 591 3924 67 Willow Glen Dr.
www.procomsys.com Kanata Ontario K2M 1T1
Specialists in Progress Database systems since 1986
| |
| Alexander Dalloz 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
quote:
> I need to change the hostname on a machine. I can reset it with hostname
> name OK, but I need to change the value that is supplied at boot time. I
> thought that the value was stored in /etc/hostname, but that file does
> not exist, and I can't find an equivalent file anywhere else.
>
> So where does /bin/hostname look for the value it returns during the
> boot sequence?
>
> TIA
edit
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/sysconfig/network
Alexander
--
Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany
PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999
PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
| |
| William 2004-01-23, 7:32 pm |
| Got it. Thanks
Alexander Dalloz wrote:quote:
> William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> edit
>
> /etc/hosts
>
> and
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Alexander
>
>
--
/* ========================================
======================= */
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not
sure you realize that what you heard was not what I meant.
William E Colls President
Tel 613 591 0079 PROComputer Systems
Fax 613 591 3924 67 Willow Glen Dr.
www.procomsys.com Kanata Ontario K2M 1T1
Specialists in Progress Database systems since 1986
| |
| Alexander Dalloz 2004-01-23, 7:33 pm |
| William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
quote:
> I need to change the hostname on a machine. I can reset it with hostname
> name OK, but I need to change the value that is supplied at boot time. I
> thought that the value was stored in /etc/hostname, but that file does
> not exist, and I can't find an equivalent file anywhere else.
>
> So where does /bin/hostname look for the value it returns during the
> boot sequence?
>
> TIA
edit
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/sysconfig/network
Alexander
--
Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany
PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999
PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
| |
| William 2004-01-23, 7:33 pm |
| Got it. Thanks
Alexander Dalloz wrote:quote:
> William <william@procomsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> edit
>
> /etc/hosts
>
> and
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Alexander
>
>
--
/* ========================================
======================= */
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not
sure you realize that what you heard was not what I meant.
William E Colls President
Tel 613 591 0079 PROComputer Systems
Fax 613 591 3924 67 Willow Glen Dr.
www.procomsys.com Kanata Ontario K2M 1T1
Specialists in Progress Database systems since 1986
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