One last set of linux file sharing questions

[eps22]

What's the benefit of doing this?


On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 08:44 PM, Sean V.Kelley wrote:

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> On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 11:23  AM, Clinton C.MacDonald wrote:
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>>> 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:
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> 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
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> NETWORKING=yes
> HOSTNAME=YellowPup
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> 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
>>
>> -- 
>> Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald | <mailto:clint dot macdonald AT sbcglobal 
>> dot net>
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