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Date:      Thu, 4 Dec 1997 16:36:26 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        JL Racer <jl_racer@xmission.com>
Cc:        www@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How do I change the servers name?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971204163609.5326D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.971204135043.6527A-100000@xmission.xmission.com>

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On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, JL Racer wrote:

> 	I recently downloaded FreeBSD and installed it on a desktop.  I
> love the OS however I have one really stupid question.  How do I change
> the name that it believes it is  (my.domain.com)  to something else.  It
> isn't hooked into any network.  I just would like to change the servers
> name.

Edit /etc/rc.conf and change the `hostname' item to taste.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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