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How to change Hostname on Amazon Linux - EC2 AWS?

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Change file /etc/sysconfig/network
Change file /etc/hostname
Chnage file /etc/hosts

sudo vim /etc/sysconfig/network

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=MY_HOSTNAME_BOX_GOES_HERE
NOZEROCONF=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=no
IPV6INIT=no
IPV6_ROUTER=no
IPV6_AUTOCONF=no
IPV6FORWARDING=no
IPV6TO4INIT=no
IPV6_CONTROL_RADVD=no

vim /etc/hostname

MY_HOSTNAME_BOX_GOES_HERE

sudo vim /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain MY_HOSTNAME_BOX_GOES_HERE

sudo reboot
# ssh to the box
hostname