[plug] Local host name

[J Michael Gilks]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 03:52 am, Craig Ringer wrote:
> J Michael Gilks wrote:
> >Dumb question, but I can't find the file that contains the local host
> > name. Can someone help me please.
> >I know the file, I have seen it befor, just can't remember where.
> >Thanks in advance.
>
> /etc/hostname or /etc/HOSTNAME depending on your distro/version. Don't
> forget to alter /etc/hosts to reflect the change, otherwise things will
> break.

Sorry, should have said, this is Mandrake Official 10.1, so no easy finds like 
the above.
I'm pretty sure it was over to the right of an ls /etc
Will keep looking, it must be there.
Thanks anyway.

Love
Mike