How you make it survive a reboot is on distro-dependent. On centos, you
change /etc/sysconfig/network and set hostname with hostname. Verify with
a reboot. Sometimes need to edit /etc/hosts. On solaris you set
/etc/hostname and run hostname. Test with reboot.
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <
joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> What is the procedure to change the machine/system name?
>
> For example, one of my computer's names that appears at the prompt is:
> joe@joe-T60:~$
> I'd like to simplify it to just t60:
>
> Likewise, I'd like to change my other computers machine names to simpler
> names.
>
> Also, is it possible to change the ip addresses of one's computers and
> other devices; and if so, how can that be done?
>
>
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