# Setting Hostname

Part of the job of the bootscripts is setting the system's hostname. This needs to be configured in the `/etc/HOSTNAME` file.

Create the `HOSTNAME` file and enter a hostname by running:

    echo "[clfs]" > ${CLFS}/targetfs/etc/HOSTNAME

`[clfs]` needs to be replaced with the name given to the computer. Do not enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) here. That information will be put in the `/etc/hosts` file in the next section.