This is what you said Robert M. Albrecht > Hi, > >>>> dhlcient -H foo -I foo >> In my case I update the vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx >> file >> for my device that is set up for DHCP and use the following directive: >> DHCP_HOSTNAME=<non FQDN hostname> > > Yes. This is the -H (host-name) parameter, but I need the -I > (dhcp-client-identifier) in addition. > > cu romal > Using DHCP_HOSTNAME with my BIND configuration does send the client name to the DNS server so that its record can be updated automatically with the correct hostname. At least with Red Hat systems. It was different with other distros. Scott -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list