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Im fairly new to unix and i have a question. I was looking at my ifconfig -a on my server and my prompt, which was just my hostname, sudenly changed to one of my network interfaces(ge0). Does anyone know how to change that back? Also when i type in the hostname command it spits out ge0 instead of my hostname which is in /etc/nodename, /etc/net/ticlts, etc/hosts.......etc, etc. any suggestions??

Thanks....

lewisoco I'm not to sure how to help you with your problem. But you shoudl post a question in the correct forum not in another thread.

woofie has a good point and I have split the thread.

You must have accidently typed "hostname ge0". To change it back, use "hostname originalname" or whatever. This is the problem with a command with syntax like this. If all too easy to accidently change something.

a Few things are given.. I was not looking over your shoulder; you had the hostname right; and you said you were a fairy newbie.

look in /etc/hostname.x x=your network interface that you are using

you should have your hostname (as listed in the /etc/hosts file) and nothing more.

I think that Perderabo is correct with it's a syntax error. Most likey caused by adding something to the end of the ifconfig command line. ifconfig can do several things... (check out man for ifconfig)

Thank you -Youwantwhat and -Perdarebo for your help. All I did to fix this was: #hostname [ name of host ] as Perdarebo suggested. Thanks again.