How do you change your Hostname?

JGplt3095 · 09-28-2005, 01:18 PM

I am new to Linux and my Distro is Asplinux ver. 10, I would like to know how do I change my hostname via terminal or desktop, I can not figure it out if my life depended on it.

Thanks,
Joe G.

david_ross · 09-28-2005, 01:40 PM

Welcome to LQ.

You just need to run the hostname command:
hostname myhost.domain.com

Also make sure that your new hostname is specified next to the loopback address in your hosts file - /etc/hosts

If you want the change to be permenant then there is usually a text file containing the hostname. In ASPLinux it appears to be /etc/HOSTNAME so just:
echo host.domain.com > /etc/HOSTNAME

JGplt3095 · 09-28-2005, 02:02 PM

Thanks a lot David, I will do as you instructed me to do and yes there is a file in /etc/called "hostname" I will edit this file to reflect the hostname I want.

Thanks again.

Joe G.