On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 21:43:29 -0700 (PDT) "Miguel M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sup everyone! > > Well i was wondering if i can change the computers > name. I think its also called the host name. The thing > is every time i boot into RH (9), at the login screen > its says "welcome to debian"! ok i admit im a linux edit /etc/issue > n00b so i was trying out different distros. One of > them was debian. But how does RedHat know that, if > debian was on a totally different hard drive and it > was gone by the time RH was installed. Also when in > use a terminal it say "[EMAIL PROTECTED] root ]". Is there > a way to get rid of this? this should take care of itself after changing the system hostname (see below) > > Also another reason i want to change this is b/c every > time i login, when GNOME starts up i get the message: > > Could not look up internet address for debian. This > will prevent GNOME from operating correctly. It may be > possible to correct the problem by adding debian to > the file /etc/hosts. > you'll want to edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network and change the hostname entry. You'll also want to add that name to your /etc/hosts file. you'll need to reboot to test this change. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
