How do I change the IP address/netmask and hostname on the command line WITHOUT rebooting the machine?
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Here are some example configuration files:
/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.254 server1.example.com server1
/etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=server1.example.com
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR...
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