Re: rename a machine

[sailer@sun10.sep.bnl.gov (Tim 'The Unslept' Sailer)]

In your email to me, David_Oswald@prenhall.com, you wrote:
> 
>      Can anyone tell me how to _Permanently_ change the hostname on my 
>      machine ???
>      
>      If I issue the hostname command: hostname newname
>      
>      the node name is set to newname - HOWEVER after a reboot the original 
>      name returns.
>      
>      
>      Where is this info written ?

edit /etc/hostname

Tim

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