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= Change hostname without a restart =
= Change hostname without a restart =


* ''Last tested on Ubuntu 16.04''
{{testedon|2018-04-23|Ubuntu 16.04}}


# To '''permanently''' change the computer name<br>Edit <code>/etc/hostname</code> and <code>/etc/hosts</code>
# To '''permanently''' change the computer name<br>Edit <code>/etc/hostname</code> and <code>/etc/hosts</code>

Revision as of 13:51, 3 January 2019

Change hostname without a restart

  • Last tested on Ubuntu 16.04 (2018-04-23)
  1. To permanently change the computer name
    Edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts
  2. Restart hostname service
    $ systemctl restart systemd-logind.service
    
  3. Use hostnamectl with set-hostname flag.
    $ hostnamectl set-hostname NEW_NAME_HERE