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Subject: Re: hostname setting in rc.conf ignored?
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Mike Barborak writes:

>  Perhaps another tack, what is the last script executed during
>  boot up? If I add a line like "/bin/hostname www.mydomain.com" to
>  /etc/rc.local should this force the hostname change?

	Start with "man rc.d".



				Robert Huff