How to find/change machine name

Chris G cl at isbd.net
Tue Apr 29 12:05:08 UTC 2008


On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:24:48PM +0100, Bob Latham wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As predicted I'm back with another unbelievably trivial question but I
> cannot find an answer. I am trying to get SAMBA shares working and failing
> miserably and I wanted to check the server name but having looked in every
> corner of the desktop and searched the help files I can find no clue as to
> how to find it or better yet change it.
> 
The command "hostname" at the commad line will give you the system's
name.

To change it you need to edit /etc/sysconfig/network.

-- 
Chris Green




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