[SGVLUG] stupid newbie questions

[K. Zachary Abbott]

Thanks for your reply, Tom.

Since there was no reference to my "old" name in the smb.conf file, 
there was nothing there for me to change, but I think changing the Hosts 
file under /etc did the trick.

Zachary

Emerson, Tom wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- Of K. Zachary Abbott
>>
>> Is there an easy way to rename a Linux (specifically Red Hat 
>> Enterprise 4WS) box?
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>
> Technically, the "name" of the computer is it's HOSTNAME (found under
> /etc) but...
>
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>> In windows, I would right-click "my computer", select the 
>> Name tab and change the name....
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>
> This is the name "as it's known to the SMB network", which is different.
>
> You set this in the smb.conf file, specifically in the [GLOBAL] section
> -- some excerpts from the smb.conf(5) man page showing which parameters
> to set and why:
>
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> netbios name (G)
> This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default
> it is the same as the first component of the host's DNS name. If a
> machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first
> component of the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services
> are advertised under. 
>
> There is a bug in Samba-3 that breaks operation of browsing and access
> to shares if the netbios name is set to the literal name PIPE. To avoid
> this problem, do not name your Samba-3 server PIPE. 
>
> Default: netbios name = # machine DNS name 
>
> Example: netbios name = MYNAME 
> -------------------------------
>
> comment (S)
>
> [note: this actually goes in each "share" segment]
>
> This is a text field that is seen next to a share when a client does a
> queries the server, either via the network neighborhood or via net view
> to list what shares are available.
>
> If you want to set the string that is displayed next to the machine name
> then see the server string parameter.
>
> Default: comment = # No comment 
>
> Example: comment = Fred's Files 
> -------------------------------
> server string (G)
> This controls what string will show up in the printer comment box in
> print manager and next to the IPC connection in net view. It can be any
> string that you wish to show to your users.
>
> It also sets what will appear in browse lists next to the machine name.
>
> A %v will be replaced with the Samba version number.
>
> A %h will be replaced with the hostname.
>
> Default: server string = Samba %v 
>
> Example: server string = University of GNUs Samba Server 
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