Which instruction did you follow? To permanently change your hostname that will survive the reboot, you will have to edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network.
the command: $ hostname lappy is just a temporary change. On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Arnav Kalra <[email protected]> wrote: > Yahoo. It has changed. When i reboot will i get the hostname as lappy or > that dhcppc stuff? > > > Regards, > Arnav Kalra > 104, Sector 14 > Karnal - 132001 > Mobile - +91 9896961018 > Home - +91 184 4030104 > > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Tam Nguyen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you don't want to reboot your computer, then become root and type this: >> [arnav@dhcppc1 ~]$ hostname lappy >> >> then exit your terminal and open a new terminal. >> >> The actual file to change your hostname is: >> [arnav@dhcppc1 ~]$ vi /etc/sysconfig/network >> >> If you edited file /etc/sysconfig/network, then you need to reboot your >> computer. >> >> >> >
