On Sun, 2003-08-10 at 03:34, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > 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. >
restarting networking and logout an login should do it from a user perspective. Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
