hello guys,

When I first installed my CentOS 7 server everything is fine. I can access my shared files on CentOS using windows client via IP Address and HOSTNAME. But I needed to change my CentOS hostname. I did successfully change it, but the problem is: I cannot access my CentOS server via HOSTNAME but it is working via IP Address.

I really need to access my CentOS server via HOSTNAME.

I already did:

/etc/hosts
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/nsswitch.conf (files,wins,dns)

What do you think is the problem?

Thank you!

Hi,

From where do you want to access your CentOS machine.
It is from that origin that you need to ensure the IP can be resolved from the hostname.
The problem should not be in the CentOS machine.

Thank you for your reply tshimanga..

hmm I want to access it in my windows client.
what do you mean "to ensure my IP can be resolved from the hostname?"

Hi,

Name resolution maps fully qualified names (or just hostnames) to IP addresses, and reversely.
It is known as DNS for Domain Name System.

How is set up your network?

how did you change your hostname? are you aware about the different hostnames in CentOS7?
have a read: https://access.redhat.com/documentat...stnamectl.html

Open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and edit with notepad.
and put the new hostname in there.
Same format as a Linux /etc/hosts file.
Done.

FYI: these edits were unnecessary.
/etc/hosts
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/nsswitch.conf (files,wins,dns)

[QUOTE=Habitual;5535009]Open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and edit with notepad.
and put the new hostname in there.
Same format as a Linux /etc/hosts file.
Hello Habitual,

It is working, I can access my CentOS server via HOSTNAME using your idea/code. But the problem is I cannot open the shared folder, it prompt PARAMETER INVALID whenever I'm trying to open the shared file. But when I'm accessing it via IP Address I can perfectly Write/Read the shared file.

And another concern. I have atleast 30 client computers do I need to manually edit the hosts file one by one?

Thank you very much!

hello dt64,

I already did this:
/etc/hosts
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/nsswitch.conf
nmcli general hostname thing.

But the problem still exist. Any Idea?

Thank you for your reply!

Hello tshikose!

I configured Samba as my Domain Controller (but I'm not yet implemeting it).

My CentOS server is currently a file server. I installed MySql.
Our company is accessing this file via SQL application. And every image that they access has a default file location which is the default location is starting in the server's HOSTNAME thats why I need the server's HOSTNAME working, else I will change the starting default file location into IP Address and that means I will edit thousands of images

Thank you very much!

Glad it worked out.

Do you have a local DNS server?
If you have create "A" host record then type the IP Address of the machine and the server name.

If you don't have a local DNS server, then you need to configure the hosts file on your windows client one by one.

If you have "Active Directory", then I suppose you have a local DNS server. Then just configure an "A" record on "DNS Manager".

Hi king1806,

I kind of lost this thread and the question you asked to me.

If you are really planning to use your CentOS server as you Domain Controller, I am strongly advising you to also use it central for services such as DNS, DHCP and NTP.
Configured to work together bind and dhcpd can make your resolution problem totally disappear (even for dynamic hosts).
Finally, if possible use CentOS 7, it has better support integration with Microsoft AD.