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Set Random Hostname
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| # Hostname Randomizer | |
| # Ron Egli | |
| # Get Current Hostname | |
| hostn=$(cat /etc/hostname) | |
| # Generate new hostname | |
| newhostpre="BreachCollector-" | |
| newhostrand=$(strings /dev/urandom | grep -o '[[:alnum:]]' | head -n 12 | tr -d '\n') | |
| newhost=$newhostpre$newhostrand | |
| # Change hostname in /etc/hosts & /etc/hostname | |
| sudo sed -i "s/$hostn/$newhost/g" /etc/hosts | |
| sudo sed -i "s/$hostn/$newhost/g" /etc/hostname |
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