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Currently my dhcp-log displays my Pi with the name xbmc-e0cb. Can I change this to a more sensible name?

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You can find the file in

/etc/hostname

Change the name, and it will change on nerwork-restart (or full reboot ofcourse).

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Thanks. I found out that my dhcp would need to be reconfigured if I wanted the Pi also be getting this as a name in my net. – towi Dec 10 '12 at 10:58
When I changed the file's contents, and attempted to overwrite the file, I was told that the Pi Can't open file to write. How can I fix this? – xxmbabanexx Mar 25 at 18:22
Did you edit it as root or as normal user? Try putting sudo in front of your edit-command. – René Wolferink Mar 26 at 8:53

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