How to change the hostname in Linux

26 Jun, 2007  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Linux

Changing your Linux machine’s hostname is easy. Just follow the steps below.

root# hostname [new-host-name]

root# vi /etc/sysconfig/network

HOSTNAME=[new-host-name]

root# vi /etc/hosts

Make sure your new host is updated in the hosts file.

root# service network restart

Done!!

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