Re: Changing "localhost.localdomain"

[Joseph A Nagy Jr <pagan_prince charter net>]

Manuel Camacho wrote:
> I have a desktop computer at home running RH 7.2. I connect to the net 
> using rp3 by means of a modem connection (no LAN, WAN, not even a network 
> card on this box). In my consoles and prompts I 
> get "localhost.localdomain", which I would like to change to other text, 
> i.e., "naming" my computer. 
>
> How can I do this?
>
> Displaying "computer's name" rather than "localhost.localdomain" has 
> nothing but an esthetic meaning to me.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> -Manuel.

hostname your.hostname

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