Re: computer name

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From: Bit Twister
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 01:03

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On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:04:26 GMT, Dtom wrote:
> How do you change the computer name?

man hostname

If you want the name to stick on the next re-boot,
Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Answer dependos on OS.


ALso, See http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/xpost.html

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