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- From: hlu@fili.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: HOSTNAME usage?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.185449.22092@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 18:54:49 GMT
- Article-I.D.: serval.1992Aug28.185449.22092
- References: <1425@yetti.UUCP>
- Sender: hlu@fili (H.J. Lu)
- Organization: Washington State University
- Lines: 15
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- In article <1425@yetti.UUCP>, frank@cs.yorku.ca (Frank Pikelner) writes:
- |> Hello,
- |>
- |> Since the installation of Linux I have decided to change the name of the machine
- |> from the original. I have tried to use the HOSTNAME program but it only changes
- |> the name temporarily until I reboot. Is there a way to make it permanent? It is
- |> probably something simple that I've overlooked like a file or an option when
- |> running the HOSTNAME program.
- |>
- |> Thanks,
- |>
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- Put that line in /etc/rc.local.
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- H.J.
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