Here is the short commands to change the host name of your linux Red Hat or CentOS 5 & 6 operating system, Follow the below steps:
- Login to your server via SSH
- Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network by executing below command:
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nano /etc/sysconfig/network
- Find the host name line, usually written as :
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server.websterz.net
- Just change the host name and press:
- CTRL + O and then press Enter
- Now exit to the nano editor by pressing :
- CTRL + X
- and then execute following below command from main SSH:
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hostname server.websterz.net
- It will change your hostname permanently.
- Reboot your system by:
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reboot
For CENTOS 7, following these steps:
- Login to the server with root access
- To see current hostname, execute following command :
hostnamectl status
- To change, execute following command :
hostnamectl set-hostname server.websterz.net --static
- Now verify the changes :
hostnamectl status
, should return your new hostname
-
server.websterz.net
That is all =)
