You can set the local hostname through the network configuration tools
within Red Hat.
Ailwyn
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From: Jon Dowd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 11 June 1999 08:06
Subject: Re: trying to change "localhost" to ???
>>Ahh... I see someone who didn't put in a machine name when installing
>Linux.
>>;-) FYI, next time you're installing Linux, and it asks for a
>"hostname" put
>>in the name you want to call your computer. :-) For example, I'm the
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>John,
>In my experience RedHat does not ask for a "hostname" during
>installation...
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>mailed by...
>Jon Dowd - Ashland, Oregon - USA
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