setting hostname and domain name after installation

[Rushishah]

Hi,

I have an issue regarding hostname and domainname on Oracle Linux 5.4(which comes with RHEL kernel only).
I hope this is the right place to ask this question(as it is about Oracle Linux )

I followed the steps given on oracle-base website for Oracle Linux 5.4 installation.


As per the snapshots and guidelines give on this link,I should have been asked to configure network interface.
But It didn't show the screens shown in snapshots 16,17 and 18 where I could have entered hostname,domainname,IP etc.

And when I checked after installation,it showed me

hostname
localhost.localdomain

and

domainname
(none)
That's because it took DHCP network configuration automatically(Correct me if i am wrong!!).
Although I am going to turn it's currnet DHCP assigneed IP into static IP.

Now,as I am going to have to install Oracle E-Business suite on this platform,I must have hostname,domainname and IP set properly.

Please guide me how I can set these three things(hostname,domainname and IP) permenantly.
Also should I turn it's current DHCP IP into static IP before changing hostname and domainname or after it?

Thanks,
Rushi

[arespi]

For the ip address you should use the system-config-network command.
For the hostname try using "hostname --help" without the "". It should give you the instructions in how to use the comand. For example, in Mandriva , wich is similar to redhat, the command should be "hostname -v [pcname]" and "domainname -v [domainname]".

Good Luck
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