On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 01:51:37PM -0400, Tom H wrote: > >>>> I've never found a need to reboot on changing hostnames. The most > >>>> drastic action I've taken was to "service network restart". > > >>> One wold assumme if yo are using 'service network start' you are not > >>> using NM so your comments about the changing hostname may not apply to > >>> the OP's system. > > >> Unless I'm out of my mind...that assumption would not be true..... > >> Even if you use NM you can still use "service network restart". When > >> one uses NM the directories /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default > >> and /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices are empty. This is the case on my > >> system. > > > I have no opinion on the soundness of this, but "service NetworkManager > > restart" is what I use myself. > > There is a "NM_CONTROLLED" variable that can be set in the ifcfg-* > scripts to use one or the other (although I do not see where my F13 > init.d scripts check for its value.) IIRC only NetworkManager looks at this variable. It's there to help NM decide whether or not to touch the designated interface. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
