1 <sect1 id="ch07-hostname">
2 <title>Configuring the localnet script</title>
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5 <para>Part of the localnet script is setting up the system's hostname. This
6 needs to be configured in the /etc/sysconfig/network.</para>
8 <para>Create the /etc/sysconfig/network file and enter a hostname by
11 <para><screen><userinput>echo "HOSTNAME=lfs" > /etc/sysconfig/network</userinput></screen></para>
13 <para><quote>lfs</quote> needs to be replaced with the name the computer is
14 to be called. You should not enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
15 Name) here. That information will be put in the
16 <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file later on.</para>