Re: computer name

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From: Richard Adams
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:49

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In article <1143709.7Gv0USl3YX@repo.mine.nu>, "repo"
<repo@"beginnerslinux.org"> wrote:

> On Wednesday 29 January 2003 01:04, Dtom  wrote:
> 
>> How do you change the computer name?
> edit/etc/hosts
>  make sure it contains at least
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain 127.0.0.1 mymachine
> linuxfan.mymachine where  linuxfan is a name you choose. make sure
> /etc/host.conf  contains at least: order hosts,bind

If thats what you think its up to you, but you "cant" change a system
hostname in /etc/hosts period.

This topic/thread has been discussed umteen times on different linux
groups, try google and read them, you will then see "all" the comments
made by different contibutors for yourself then you will see that you are
wrong.

-- 
Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/

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From: "Richard Adams" <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl>
Subject: Re: computer name
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:49:08 +0000
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