Alex, you can handle the script in rc.local: 1) put your hostname in /etc/HOSTNAME 2) in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, add the command: hostname -F /etc/HOSTNAME
At 02:51 PM 8/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I just installed RedHat 7.3. Its been a while since I used linux. I >messed around with it a few years ago but it didn't support my hardware >too well so I gave up. > >I'm on a cable modem and I have a dynamic IP address. I'm also set up on >dyndns.org and have a domain name . > >The problem is that when the dhcp client runs, it seems to set my hostname >to whatever corresponds to my current ip address. > >This is causing problems because things like "tripwire" stores its keys >based on the hostname. > >How do I permanently fix my hostname? I was thinking in one of the startup >scripts, I should put something like "hostname xxx", but I'm not sure >which one. > > >Also, I have heard about a web based remote administration utility for >linux. It could manage services, configure apache and samba, and do a few >other things. I forgot its name. Has anyone here heard of anything like >that? > > >Thank You all, > >-Alex -- Terry Stockdale -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Baton Rouge, LA website: http://www.dadstoy.net
