Re: WORKAROUND Re: Cannot change hostname permanently

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Chris Lale wrote:
> It also says that the hostname is set at boot using the file 
> /etc/hostname:
The name of the computer ("host") is set by the "hostname" command. The 
"hostname" command does not modify the "/etc/hostname" file. The boot-up 
scripts call the "hostname" command, reading the "/etc/hostname" file, 
to set the name of the host.

> I cannot find anything which says that the hostname command itself 
> modifies /etc/hostname.
That's because the hostname command does not modify /etc/hostname.

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Kent