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2010-03-04 , 15:21
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Does anyone know how to properly change the hostname on the N900?

When I SSH to the N900 I get "Nokia-N900-42-11". When I run "uname -a" I also get Nokia-N900-42-11

I've read that you can change it by editing the /etc/hostname file using VI and making the corresponding change in a file called /etc/hosts (which currently reads "127.0.0.1 Nokia-N900-42-11 localhost".

Has anyone tried to change the hostname? Will there be any other impact to be aware of? Could this break something?
 
Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2010-03-04 , 15:27
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I changed mine quite a while ago. No side effects I've seen at all.
 
mail_e36 is offline mail_e36
2010-03-04 , 15:40
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Thanks, did you change it in both places I outlined above, or just one?
 
Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2010-03-04 , 15:47
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Originally Posted by mail_e36 View Post
Thanks, did you change it in both places I outlined above, or just one?
I'd actually just changed /etc/hostname, but I've changed the other one as well now. Nothing on the system should actually use the hostname for anything though (except for cosmetic things like logging) - it'll use localhost if it needs to connect locally.
 

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xman is offline xman
2010-03-04 , 16:28
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No problems here. Just follow the instruction on the board and never see that ridiculous Nokia-N900-42-11 anymore.

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mail_e36 is offline mail_e36
2010-03-04 , 18:20
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could you please point me in the direction of the instructions on the board, which you refer to?

Originally Posted by xman View Post
No problems here. Just follow the instruction on the board and never see that ridiculous Nokia-N900-42-11 anymore.

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2010-03-04 , 18:36
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Sure, but the search is your friend. Just found this thread and also info that I also found on the web posted in the same thread here.

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mail_e36 is offline mail_e36
2010-03-04 , 20:17
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Thank you, it seems to have worked for me
 

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2010-03-04 , 20:43
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I changed my hostname and on a slightly related topic, also added a password to the user userid with no ill effect. I did the latter so I could login remotley as user.
 
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2010-03-04 , 21:06
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i use wincsp and i just entered IP once and saved settings, all i do is press connect. can you not do same with ssh or you connecting to use terminal?
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