On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 23:51 -0600, linux guy wrote: > For anyone still following this thread, using the hostname command to > change the hostname does not result in a permanent change. As per the > man file, it only changes it until the next reboot. > > ========================================================================================= > SET NAME > When called with one argument or with the --file option, > the commands set the host name or the NIS/YP domain name. > hostname uses the sethostname(2) function, while all of the > three domainname, ypdomainname and nisdomainname use set‐ > domainname(2). Note, that this is effective only until the > next reboot. After reboot original names from /etc/hosts > are used again. > ========================================================================================= > > It appears to me that the only way to truly change the hostname of a > machine is to edit /etc/sysconfig/network. But I might be wrong. ---- you're correct Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- 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
