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.

Regards,
Arnav Kalra
104, Sector 14
Karnal - 132001
Mobile - +91 9896961018
Home - +91 184 4030104



On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Andras Horvath <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
man hostname

vi /etc/hosts
       127.0.0.1       myhostname

vi /etc/sysconfig/network
       HOSTNAME=myhostname


On Wed, 2 May 2012 19:07:41 +0530
Arnav Kalra <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I want to change the hostname of my laptop running sl 6.2 32 bit. How
> do i change it?
>
> Regards,
> Arnav (tanoshii kai)
> 104, Sector 14
> Karnal - 132001
> Mobile - +91 9896961018
> Home - +91 184 4030104