how to change hostname in centos using command line
Hello,
Sometime we need to change server hostname , It can be possible to change host name by using SSH command line ;
1st we can check the current hostname by command :
hostname
outputs example : server1.bipul.me
Now , we change the hostname by editing network and hosts files . we can edit file by using nano or vi command ;
nano /etc/sysconfig/network
look in outputs and find HOSTNAME value & change with new hostname ;
for example : HOSTNAME=”server2.bipul.me”
Save and close the file. (more…)