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To: JL Racer <jl_racer@xmission.com>
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Subject: Re: How do I change the servers name? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Dec 1997 13:51:27 MST."
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Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 18:47:54 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.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
>