dhcpcd hostname on suse 9.0

[kittanl]

Hello,


I'm an newbie on Linux and I have the next question.
I try on my linux box to activate the hostname option of dhcpcd.
In previeous read documentation I see, that I can start dhcpcd -h (hostname), but how can I make this permanent, and what file do I have to modify.
I don't use X-windows

With kind regards
Erwin

[mdwatts]

/etc/HOSTNAME stores the hostname.

You can also add the hostname to /etc/hosts.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <your hostname>

If using static ip

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

<your is address> <your hostname>

Does sax/sax2 (commandline) have the option to configure your hostname?

[mdwatts]

From the SuSE knowledgebase.

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/1996/07/hostname_domainname.html

[kittanl]

There is no etc/HOSTNAME file, does this mean I have to create one, in capital letters.
I modified my etc/hosts file, but I don't get an ip-adress from @home.
For test purpose I setup an DHCP-server, and I get on my linux box an ip-address. At my DHCP-server it shows the name linux (for the time being is this the name of my linux box), and not the name I added at the hosts file.
On my linux box are two nics, maybe this is reason?

Regards,
Erwin

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by kittanl
There is no etc/HOSTNAME file, does this mean I have to create one, in capital letters.

I modified my etc/hosts file, but I don't get an ip-adress from @home.

I'm also running SuSE 9.0 and have /etc/HOSTNAME.

# cat /etc/HOSTNAME
mdw4.mdwsystems.net

Since you are using dhcp, try the first example I posted.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <your hostname>

Have a look at the comments in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp