lfs/chapter07/hostname.xml
Bruce Dubbs 0cda8984a8 Rewrite bootscripts and Chaper 7
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
<sect1 id="ch-scripts-hostname">
<?dbhtml filename="hostname.html"?>
<title>Configuring the system hostname</title>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hostname">
<primary sortas="d-hostname">hostname</primary>
<secondary>configuring</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Part of the job of the <command>localnet</command> script is setting the
system's hostname. This needs to be configured in the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/network</filename> file.</para>
<para>Create the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/network</filename> file and enter a
hostname by running:</para>
<screen><userinput>echo "HOSTNAME=<replaceable>&lt;lfs&gt;</replaceable>" &gt; /etc/sysconfig/network</userinput></screen>
<para><replaceable>&lt;lfs&gt;</replaceable> needs to be replaced with the name given
to the computer. Do not enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) here. That
information is put in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file.</para>
</sect1>