Is there a way to change localhost.localdomain? I mean seems kinda stupid not to be able to. If there is, then how?
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Jump to PostAre you talking about your hostname?
localhost is the default entry for the loopback address.if you are talking about this:
[linux@localhost.localdomain linux]$
You can change this using the 'hostname' command:
hostname new.hostname.here
Then change your network config file to specify your new hostname.
In Redhat this is …
Jump to PostNow, for the network file. I can't modify this in gedit and save it. It is readonly. Is there a way to change this?
The only reason it's readonly is because it's in the /etc branch of your filetree, which requires admin privaleges to do anything in there. In fact, …
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