[Tfug] Naming Computer

[Ian McEwen]

The only potential problem I could see running into this is host key
mismatches -- if you're running sshd on both versionss of the system and
try to SSH in just after a switch, ssh will probably die warning you
that the host key has changed for the host 'fiasco'.

If they get different IPs and you keep track of them, then it shouldn't
matter so long as you don't use the DNS name when logging into the
system via SSH.

On Sun, Aug 08, 2010 at 09:44:36PM -0700, Will McNulty wrote:
> no, i name all my computers the same, you just have to remember the ip of
> each
> so its less confusing when using ssh. the names wont matter if they are the
> same.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:21 PM, <earljviolet at deserthowler.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have a computer with Ubuntu installed.  Called "fiasco."  It has a
> > changeable hard drive.  I pulled the Ubuntu drive and put in a blank to
> > install Debian.  Debian came back and suggested the name "fiasco."  As
> > long as I don't have both on the network at the same, should it cause any
> > trouble?  I was mainly wondering about things like SSH.
> >
> > Earl
> >
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