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chnage hostname #hostname #sysadmin #hostname
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change_hostname.md

Change hostname of Linux machine

*Edit /etc/hostname, make the name change, save the file.

*You should also make the same changes in /etc/hosts file

  • Run sudo /etc/init.d/hostname restart or sudo service hostname restart
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