Red Hat (RHEL4) is simple, compared to SLES. I think there are only two or three files involved, compared to like 6 or 7 on SLES.
We did this quite a bit because of the way we cloned systems, and Yast wasn't an option because all we had after the clone was the 3270 console. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Robinson, Jim (robinsjo) > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Changeing system name and IP address > > > Not very elegant, but "grep -r <old ip address> /etc" and > "grep -r <old > system name> /etc" should give you all the files that would need to be > modified. Brute force, but it works well on the Red Hat > distros I run. > > Jim Robinson > University of Cincinnati > 513-556-0013 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Mike Lovins > > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Changeing system name and IP address > > > > Can some give me the directions on the proper steps to change > > the system name and the IP address of my test Linux system > > that is going to replace a current system I am shutting down. > > I need to use the same system name and IP address because of > > the TSM application that I have. > > -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
