Re: hostname command

lore wrote:
> hi all,
> does anybody could tell me what really append when i run 'hostname
> myserver_name'?
> Because /etc/hosts and /etc/sysconfing/network don't change.
> Only change the name at the beginning of the command line when i do a new
> login...
> 
> thanks a lot
> 
> lorenzo
> 

Hi Lorenzo,

the hostname command changes the hostname of the running system, to make 
the change permanent you have to change the value in 
/etc/sysconfig/network (the line with HOSTNAME=<value>).

At boot time the script /etc/rc.sysinit reads /etc/sysconfig/network and 
uses the hostname command to set the hostname of the system to the value 
of the HOSTNAME variable in that file.

best regards,
Arne