Frank Pikelner (frank@cs.yorku.ca) wrote:

: Hello,
: 
: Since the installation of Linux I have decided to change the name of the machine
: from the original. I have tried to use the HOSTNAME program but it only changes
: the name temporarily until I reboot. Is there a way to make it permanent? It is
: probably something simple that I've overlooked like a file or an option when
: running the HOSTNAME program.

The hostname is set in the /etc/rc file.  "/bin/hostname Linux" or whatever.
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