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Re: How do i change hostname?
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Corey Quinn <[log in to unmask]>
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Corey Quinn <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 May 2012 10:13:56 -0700
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On May 2, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Arnav Kalra wrote:

> Thanks. I tried editing the file and saved it but when i open the terminal it shows the user as arnav@dhcppc0 even though i have set the hostname as lappy.

Ah, that one.

Throw dhcp_hostname=your.hostname.here into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 or equivalent for your system.

-- Corey

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