[OpenIndiana-discuss] [osol-discuss] How to permanently change a machines name

Bryan Horstmann-Allen bda at mirrorshades.net
Wed Nov 10 23:45:37 UTC 2010


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| On 2010-11-10 17:41:26, Harry Putnam wrote:
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| b 134
| How can I change a machines name permanently... not the IP numeric
| address just the alphanumeric name?
| 
| I managed it at least one other time but have now forgotten what all I
| did. 
| 
| Is there a sort of starndard way?  Or place where a new name can be
| inserted and start being used on reboot, or after hostname <newname>?

/etc/nodename
/etc/hosts
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