changing localhost name

[jason pearl]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Sunday 30 November 2003 01:32 am, AuntieParticle wrote:
> Graydon wrote:
> >On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 07:01:43AM -0600, AuntieParticle scripsit:
> >>So that it will looks something like this:
> >>
> >>127.0.0.1        localhost.localdomain localhost
> >>127.0.0.1        nameiwant.localdomain nameiwant
> >>
> >>Then in etc/sysconfig/network I should *change*
> >>
> >>HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain
> >>
> >>to
> >>
> >>HOSTNAME=nameiwant.localdomain
> >>
> >>Is this correct?
> >
> >This is not correct; you don't want to define 127.0.0.1 (which is a
> >special interface) more than once.
>
> Well then I'm sure glad I asked :)
>
> >If all you want to do is create an alias for 'localhost', you can do it
> >like:
> >
> >127.0.0.1   localhost  localhost.localdomain nameyouwant
>
> Yes  believe this is all I wish to do.
>
> Should I then also change in etc/sysconfig/network? :
>
> HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain
>
> to
>
> HOSTNAME=nameiwant.localdomain
>
> or just leave that part alone?
>
> AP
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> fedora-list mailing list
> fedora-list at redhat.com
> To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQE/yal3ihEuxdnbbg0RAjNRAKCQbNZtGa+ly1ULKkAMd+jus2mFQwCffh5n
jIklJltWfIeKYr1duQZNO7A=
=xfuk
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----