server name change

[stephen]

I found this at
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-May/msg04100.html

Re: Server name change

* From: Alexander Dalloz <alexander dalloz uni-bielefeld de>
* To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list redhat com>
* Subject: Re: Server name change
* Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 14:21:31 +0200

Am Mi, den 19.05.2004 schrieb Bogdan Rotariu um 13:29:

> > How can I change the name of my server. I once upon a time knew. Had a mem
> > crash, could somebody please remind me.

> edit /etc/sysconfig/network
> and edit/put HOSTNAME=yourhost.domain.tld
> or do hostname yourhost.domain.tld (that will work untill the server is
> rebooted)

Do not change it while running X (if you have X on the server).

And do not forget to adjust the corresponding entry in /etc/hosts, to
have a valid entry for the host's IP and the new hostname there too.

Alexander


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