One last set of linux file sharing questions

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On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 11:23  AM, Clinton C.MacDonald wrote:

>
>> b) The computer name?  I don't remember giving the computer a name 
>> when I installed YDL - all it asked for, I think, was a password for 
>> root, and then the name and password for my main user account;
>
> I think the computer name default is "localhost." I have not yet 
> figured out how to change it. :-(
>
> Newsflash: I was poking around in kicker -> System Settings -> 
> Network, and under the DNS tab, there is a field for Hostname; I 
> changed mine to "YellowPup" (no spaces allowed). Try playing with > that.
>

You will probably want to update /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost       YellowPup
192.168.0.X  YellowPup

Where 192.168.0.?? is what ever local IP your router is giving you.

Then you can also edit:  /etc/sysconfig/networking

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=YellowPup

Sean


>> c) The password for the computer? Again, in YDL, I know the password 
>> for root, and for my main user account, but I don't remember ever 
>> giving my Linux computer a password the same way that I gave one to 
>> my OS 10.2 box.
>
> You set these passwords during the initial installation of YDL. At 
> least you remembered what you chose as passwords! You can change the 
> root password by going to the kicker menu (the Yellow Dog on the top 
> left) -> System Settings -> Root Password. You can create a new user 
> by going to kicker -> System Settings -> Users and Groups.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Best wishes,
> Clint
>
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> dot net>
>
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