Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 18:47:54 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: JL Racer <jl_racer@xmission.com> Cc: www@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I change the servers name? Message-ID: <28405.881290074@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Dec 1997 13:51:27 MST." <Pine.GSO.3.96.971204135043.6527A-100000@xmission.xmission.com>
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Hi. Please address such questions to questions@freebsd.org in the future since this is actually just a web site feedback address for the maintainers, thanks! And to answer your question, edit /etc/rc.conf and search for the "hostname" keyword. "man rc.conf" if you need more help with this. Jordan > Hello, > > 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. > > Thank You for your time and response to this email... > > Bryan Jones >
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