Changing the Hostname (RedHat)

Changing the Hostname (RedHat)

hostname command by default will display the current hostname 

for temporarily change the hostname you may type :- 

# hostname xxx.yyyy.com                                                 

And it will be gone after reboot so , for permanently change it ,

RedHat based system use the file /etc/sysconfig/network to read the saved hostname at system boot.

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network 


NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=xxx.yyyy.com


And after that reboot your system and hostname will be changed .








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http://computernetworkingnotes.com/network-administration/network-setup-in-rhce6.html