lfs-book/chapter07/network.xml

<sect1 id="ch07-network">
<title>Creating the /etc/sysconfig/network file</title>

<para>
A new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/network</filename> is created and the 
hostname is put in it by running:
</para>

<para>
<screen>
<userinput>echo "HOSTNAME=lfs" &gt; /etc/sysconfig/network</userinput>
</screen>
</para>

<para>
<quote>lfs</quote> needs to be replaced by the name the computer is to be 
called.
A user should not enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
Name) here. That information will be put in the
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file later.
</para>

</sect1>