How to change a machine name?

[James Mcphee]

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 at 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 at 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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