Hostname change procedure on CentOS / Ubuntu
Open the terminal or login to the remote server using ssh client. Edit /etc/sysconfig/network file, enter:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
Find and modify HOSTNAME value to set to FADN such as inetxxx.inetservices.com:
Hostname=”inetxxx.inetservices.com”
Save and close the file.
Edit hosts file
Edit /etc/hosts file, enter:
# vi /etc/hosts
You need to set or change the host that is set to your IP address on server.
127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.x.x
Edit hosts file
Edit /etc/hosts file, enter:
# vi /etc/hosts
You need to set or change the host that is set to your IP address on server.
127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.x.x inetxxx.inetservices.com inetxxx
Save and close the file.
Set hostname manually without rebooting the box
Type the following command:
# hostname inetxxx.inetservices.com
Restart the CentOS / Ubuntu networking and other services (if any)
You need to restart the networking service on CentOS / Ubuntu Linux, enter:
# service network restart
OR
# /etc/init.d/network restart
Verify new hostnames
Simply type the following commands:
# hostname
Save and close the file.
Set hostname manually without rebooting the box
Type the following command:
# hostname inetxxx.inetservices.com
Restart the CentOS / Ubuntu networking and other services (if any)
You need to restart the networking service on CentOS / Ubuntu Linux, enter:
# service network restart
OR
# /etc/init.d/network restart
Verify new hostnames
Simply type the following commands:
# hostname
