Re: A bridge too far ...

[Clark Dunson <clarkman earthlink net>]

Oops got off-list


On Feb 15, 2008, at 1:00 PM, Clark Dunson wrote:

> as root:   hostname newname
>
>  I confirm it by
>
> hostname
>
> I get back "newname"
>
> Good, right?  No, not at all.  Now Gnome will not start a new  
> terminal.
> The viewmaster cursor spins and spins, then nothing happens.  No
> choice.  Either ctrl-alt F1, 2, etc for another console outside  
> Gnome, or
> reboot.  So we reboot.  When it comes back up, hostname is reset to
> the old name by Gnome.  Conclusion:  Gnome is keeping hostname
> internally with no regard for what I did as root.