The change in /etc/hosts is to map new hostname with IP address.
Thanks,
CS.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Rudi Ahlers <rudiahlers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> _______________________________________________On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Carlos Santana<neubyr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> How do I change the hostname?
> In particular, what is the difference between /etc/hosts and
> /etc/sysconfig/network files? Where should I make the changes?
>
> Thanks,
> CS.
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You should change it in both places, and then run /etc/init.d/network
restart to make it effective.
/etc/hosts basically tells your own machine on which IP a certain
domain resolves to. It's a "scaled down DNS server", and normally only
used if you only need to maintain a few hosts on a network.
/etc/sysconfig/network tells your machine what it's actual hostname is.
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