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authorGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2002-01-15 21:32:01 +0000
committerGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2002-01-15 21:32:01 +0000
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+<sect1 id="ch07-hostname">
+<title>Configuring the localnet script</title>
+<?dbhtml filename="hostname.html" dir="chapter07"?>
+
+<para>Part of the localnet script is setting up the system's hostname. This
+needs to be configured in the /etc/sysconfig/network.</para>
+
+<para>Create the /etc/sysconfig/network file and enter a hostname by
+running:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>echo "HOSTNAME=lfs" &gt; /etc/sysconfig/network</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para><quote>lfs</quote> needs to be replaced with the name the computer is
+to be called. You should not enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
+Name) here. That information will be put in the
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file later on.</para>
+
+</sect1>
+