Setting the System Parameters after Booting

When the system comes up after installation, a series of windows appear that allow you to configure your system name, time zone, root password, Internet Protocol (IP) address, subnet mask, and other networking settings (IP address and subnet mask background are provided in Chapter 12). One of the first questions you will be asked is whether or not you wish to use DHCP to obtain networking information. Dynamic host configuration protocol works with an Ignite-UX server that automatically assigns system name, IP address, and so on. Since our installation does not use this, I answered "no" which means that we'll have to enter all of our information manually.

The system-specific information to be entered ...

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