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Operating system: Linux: Name: Host: Set: How: How to set host name? (what you see at the prompt)

Nov 22nd, 2003 11:47
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 22 November 2003 - 08:43 pm -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Name: Host: Set: How: How to set host name? 
(what you see at the prompt)

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Goto a console

 2. -Login as the root

     1. Type the command

         su

     2. Supply your root password

 3. -Type the command

      linuxconf

 4. -'networking'

 5. -'client tasks'

 6. -'basic host settings'

 7. -'host name'

       {e.g. ibm570host}

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Tested in:

Linux Debian v3: 'linuxconf' is not known

Linux Mandrake v9: 'linuxconf' is known

Linux Red Hat v9: 'linuxconf' is not known

Linux Slackware v9: 'linuxconf' is not known

Linux SuSE v9: 'linuxconf' is not known

Linux Turbolinux v8: 'linuxconf' is not known

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