> My home system uses the default hostname "localhost." Since
> I'm about to network this with a second machine, I would
> like to change this. When I changed it via the netcfg
> interface, I couldn't log in after rebooting. Not as root
> nor as my regular username. (I log in via the TriTeal CDE
> login server.)
>
> How can I safely change the hostname without breaking
> things?
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips.
Never, under any circumstances, change your machine's name to something
other than localhost. Your machine should always respond to "localhost",
as it's bound to both your default IP and 127.0.0.1.
You can name your machine something in *addition* to localhost. Man hosts.
--Mark
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