On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ok, i'm new to linux, so this may be one of the first things you guys learned
> and may seem stupid, but...
> i don't know any of the vocabulary, so i don't know where to look this up.
> how do i change the computer name in the normal prompt?
> for example
> [root@something /root]#
> how do i change the 'something' part to a name i like?
> thanx, for all your patience...
> Argus
What's wrong with localhost :-)
Actually, you can change it in linuxconf if you have redhat, yast if you have
suse, or edit some files by hand. Put the name all by itself in the file
/etc/HOSTNAME, and then edit /etc/hosts to look like:
127.0.0.1 localhost
0.0.0.0 <your computer name>
This is assuming that you are not connected to a network, and that you internet
IP is dynamic (normal dialup for most people).
--
Arandir...
