Nicolas, Thanks. One more problem. If I try to use a hostname in the scp command I get "Unknown host or service". To make it work I have to use the ip address. I fixed /etc/sysconfig/network on both machines with names like jumbo.chpi.org . What else has to be done? Thanks, John On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, Nicolas Pitre wrote: > On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > 1. I have used hostname and domainname to set these values. However, they > > don't carry over on reboot. How can I make them permanent? > > Edit /etc/sysconfig/network and put the full name for your machine on the > line that reads "HOSTNAME=". > > Alternatively you can run the netconf tool which is menu driven. > > > 2. How can I copy files such as .lynxrc from my present system to my user > > account on the new system? > > Since you're already using ssh I suggest you look at the man page for scp. > > > Nicolas > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list