Hi. Do you have an /etc/hostname file? If so modify it to whatever hostname you want. microsoft dialogue This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, delete winblows and install linux close button On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Mark Rew wrote: > List, > > Does anyone know how I can set the host name of a machine after RedHat 7.3 > linux has been installed? The wrong host name was entered during the > installation and I need to reset it to the FQDN, Fully Qualified Domain Name. > I tried using: > hostname host.domain.subnet.network > > But, the next time I rebooted the machine the value I entered was lost. The > name is in the /etc/hosts file correctly. But, the system is not finding the > correct host name during boot up. > > thanks > Mark Rew > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >