On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 01:34:40PM -0800, Erik Hovland wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 04:10:41PM -0500, Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote: > > Is it possible to set the hostname and domainname? Will anything break? > > What is the best way to do this? Modifying /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname or > > using the hostname command? > > It is possible. The first thing I do after reflashing is type: > hostname ehwaz > echo 'ehwaz' >> /etc/hostname Careful. You want >, not >> here. Also don't forget to modify /etc/hosts, or you'll have problems. (In my opinion setting a custom hostname on the tablet is a bit pointless; however getting your LAN's internal DNS server to give it a meaningful name is pointful.) Marius Gedminas -- If C gives you enough rope to hang yourself, C++ gives you enough rope to bind and gag your neighborhood, rig the sails on a small ship, and still have enough rope left over to hang yourself from the yardarm. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20080229/35aac18a/attachment.pgp
