Thanks! will try this tonite when I go home. Sorry for the multiple
posts. I kept getting a reply back that the delivery failed, so I kept
tyring to resend.. Sorry!
Elizabeth :)
--- Mark Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> snowgrrl wrote:
> >
> > OK, this is most likely a very simple question, but here goes..
> >
> > I installed linux about a month ago and my prompt shows
> > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> >
> > Is there any way to change that localhost to something else?
>
> # hostname <newname>
>
> Then, for posterity,
>
> # echo <newname> > /etc/HOSTNAME
>
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