problem with hostname

[Nils Kassube]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> 	You have been given very bad information on this list.

Which was the "very bad information"?

> Step three. In a Terminal Window write this: $ sudo gedit
> /etc/hostname and replace the existing with the correct hostname you
> want. Save the new file.

And that's bad advice - don't use sudo for graphical applications, use 
gksu or kdesudo instead. And someone else gave the correct advice 
already, i.e. "gksu gedit /etc/hostname".

> Step four. Now do this: $ sudo /etc/hosts and you will see an old
> hostname listed with other things.

This isn't helpful either:

~/ > sudo /etc/hosts
[sudo] password for nils:
sudo: /etc/hosts: command not found

I don't know what you wanted to do with that command but /etc/hosts has 
nothing to do woth the hostname of the machine.


Nils