[wellylug] hostname

[Rose McGillicuddy]

Hi again Damon, and hi Jonathon,

Thanks for the info.  I'll check that file Damon (hopefully can remember 
of find previous instructions for how).
The memtest would not oad.  Tried in floppy option of bootloader but got 
told "Non-system or disk error.  Replace and strike any key when ready." 
 Went to Mandrake to see if could download it there and then try, but 
disconnects from internet before I even get a change to write a URL.
Does the fact that RedHat 8.0 and Suse 7.1 installed from CD preclude 
memory problems?
Rose




Damon Lynch wrote:

>The problem is not with the /etc/hosts file (which has been fixed).
>
>I think the "real" problem, so to speak, is probably found in:
>
>/etc/sysconfig/network
>
>That has a bunch of stuff in it.  e.g. my work one is (only some of
>which is relevant to Rose):
>
>DOMAINNAME=int.dev-zone.org
>NETWORKING=yes
>DHCP_HOSTNAME=devnet.int.dev-zone.org
>HOSTNAME=devnet.int.dev-zone.org
>FORWARD_IPV4=false
>NISDOMAIN=int.dev-zone.org
>
>
>I suspect the DOMAINNAME and / or HOSTNAME value is wrong.  Fix this,
>and all should be set :-)
>
>Damon
>	
>
>On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 00:58, Jonathan Harker wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi Rose,
>>
>>1. When you reboot, I assume you are getting your pretty login screen. Press 
>>CTRL+ALT+F1. This will (hopefully) get you out of X (the fancy graphical 
>>windowsey bit of Linux) and into a text based terminal. Don't worry, your X 
>>is still there - ALT+F1 through ALT+F6 give you six independent text 
>>terminals, and ALT+F7 will get you back to X. You need the CTRL as well to 
>>get out of X and into the text terminals though.
>>
>>2. Log in as root.
>>
>>3. Type at the command line:
>>
>>hostname rose
>>
>>This will change the hostname of your Linux box to rose (or whatever you 
>>like). You MUST do this first before editing /etc/hosts.
>>
>>4. Edit /etc/hosts to reflect the new hostname. I'm going to step you through 
>>emacs, which you'll find much easier to use than vi (okay everyone - let's 
>>leave the emacs vs. vi jihad for another day!-) Type this:
>>
>>emacs /etc/hosts
>>
>>Change the file, as if you are using notepad in windows, to have a single line 
>>reading as follows:
>>
>>127.0.0.1    localhost   rose
>>
>>to save in emacs, type CTRL+X, then CTRL+S.
>>to quit emacs once you're done, type CTRL+X, CTRL+C (c for quit, obviously!)
>>
>>5. Reboot. Type:
>>
>>init 6
>>
>>Let me/us know how you get on.
>>
>>
>>
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