hostconfig process

[Justin C. Walker]

On Aug 14, 2007, at 15:19 , Jerry LeVan wrote:
> On Aug 14, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Dan Shoop wrote:
>> On Aug 11, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Jerry LeVan wrote:
>>>>> Theres a remote OSX 10.4.10 system that I administor by ssh, and
>>>>> after I modify /etc/hostconfig, what process do I need to kill - 
>>>>> HUP
>>>>> to have it read up the new settings so I dont have to reboot it
[snip]
>>> Have you tried "hostname -s newnane" (and setting the host name  
>>> in hostconfig).
>>
>> Have you read hostconfig???
>>
>> There's a lot more it defines than hostname. It defines global  
>> variables that are use by SystemStartup items and many other things.
>>
>> Also hostname set like that won't stick, and can change even while  
>> the system is booted, because it's just plain the wrong way to set  
>> it.

>>
>>
>> -dhan
>
> Chill out dan, try to focus on solutions rather than criticisms...

I think Dan's main point is that 'hostname' has little to do with the  
OP's question.  He wants to modify "/etc/hostconfig", not change the  
host name.

Justin

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