Thanks both, it works. I though I have to buy a domain for it.
thanks. On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 06:26:58PM +0300, Amir Tal wrote: > On Tuesday 07 May 2002 18:05, you wrote: > > Hello group! > > > > I am trying to add another nickname for 127.0.0.1 which I want to be called > > 'eliran', pinging 'eliran' (ping eliran) works fine but why does the shell > > bash keeps telling me it's 'localhost' (I set PS1="\h\$ " but it still > > keeps showing me localhost). > > > > Here is my /etc/hosts after adding a 'eliran' to the begining. > > > > 127.0.0.1 eliran localhost.localdomain localhost > > > > Are there other places which I should set this ? > > change your hostname to eliran by typing "hostname eliran" > they type "hostname" to see the new name. logout, login and you are all set. > tal. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Eliran. > > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > [root@localhost /]# make love > make: stop : dont know how to make love > [root@localhost /]#ls > Amir Tal, > ICQ : 15748705 > http://www.whatsup.org.il > ----------------------------------------------- > -- <a href="http://eg-site.tripod.com";>Eliran</a> "One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms." -- Constitutional scholar and Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, 1840 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
