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I am trying to change my hostname but so far have been unsuccessful. I have edited the /etc/HOSTNAME file and used the 'hostname' command, but after reboot it always goes ...
  1. 12-17-2006 #1
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    How to change the hostname

    I am trying to change my hostname but so far have been unsuccessful.

    I have edited the /etc/HOSTNAME file and used the 'hostname' command, but after reboot it always goes back to what it was originally.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks!
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    Check under /etc/rc.d/rc.M, the hostname gets set somewhere in there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 37Seconds
    I am trying to change my hostname but so far have been unsuccessful.

    I have edited the /etc/HOSTNAME file and used the 'hostname' command, but after reboot it always goes back to what it was originally.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks!
    After you change the hostname in /etc/HOSTNAME you need to reboot and then it will take effect. rc.M only calls HOSTNAME.

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    After you change the hostname in /etc/HOSTNAME you need to reboot and then it will take effect. rc.M only calls HOSTNAME.

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    I did reboot after updating the /etc/HOSTNAME

    I have edited the /etc/HOSTNAME file and used the 'hostname' command, but after reboot it always goes back to what it was originally.
    But after the reboot, it always goes back to original hostname.

    Any other suggestions?

    Thanks for the help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 37Seconds
    I did reboot after updating the /etc/HOSTNAME
    But after the reboot, it always goes back to original hostname.

    Any other suggestions?
    All I can tell you is that after doing a reboot after editing HOSTNAMES it works here. Other than that I do not know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 37Seconds
    I did reboot after updating the /etc/HOSTNAME

    But after the reboot, it always goes back to original hostname.

    Any other suggestions?

    Thanks for the help.
    What about the /etc/hosts? Is the hostname listed in /etc/hosts the same as /etc/HOSTNAME?
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