fzx5v0

Hi

I have a vitual private server with fedora core 2 installed

I would like to perminatly change the hostname

I have edited /etc/hosts and /etc/sysconfig/network and changed the hostname

After a reboot the files seem to revert back to the old hostname

Can anyone advise if there is nothing I can do can I right a script that will run on statup to set the hostname.

Thanks in advance

Roxoff

use this tool as root:

system-config-network

the hostname is specified on the 'DNS' tab.

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fzx5v0

no that doesnot work after a reboot it defaults back to the old hostname

I can not understand it

anomie

Try the command.

Are you updating the hostname via dhcp by any chance?

fzx5v0

hostname new-name is only temporary until re-boot

thanks anyway

box has a static ip and is a vitual server

scm

I'd have done exactly what you've done to change the hostname, so the fact that it's not working is a mystery to me. Have you got anything in /etc/hostname? If you have, and it's the old name, just delete the file and see if that resolves your problem.

scm

I'd have done exactly what you've done to change the hostname, so the fact that it's not working is a mystery to me. Have you got anything in /etc/hostname? If you have, and it's the old name, just delete the file and see if that resolves your problem.

fzx5v0

scm

yes I know. I will contact my provider and ask them why.

the only reason I want to change it permintally is that when I reboot the box and forget to manually change it my hostname is not a register domain so all my e-mail get returned

If theyt give me an answer i will post it

thanks to everybody for their sudgestions

techie_boy

Guys you need to edit the following files:

/etc/hosts

/etc/sysconfig/network

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (depends on NIC name)

then reboot.

hondaguy

Your recipe worked -- but not until I rebooted. Restarting the network did not do it.