ok. i will edit the file now. Regards, Arnav Kalra 104, Sector 14 Karnal - 132001 Mobile - +91 9896961018 Home - +91 184 4030104 On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Tam Nguyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 <[log in to unmask]>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 <[log in to unmask]> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >