Comments on: Linux change my hostname / computer system name http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-66239 Bob Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:14:27 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-66239 Hi, Thanks for pointing me to the right direction. As for me and perhaps ppl using certain distro, may have to edit the /etc/hosts file as well. sudo gedit /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 newhostnamehere ------ Look for the line that says: 127.0.1.1 originalname and change it to the newhostname Regards, Bob PS: until I fix this, sudo took a long time trying to but fail to "resolve" the name, before asking for password and the GUI 'update' taskbar icon and GUI package manager stop working. Hi,
Thanks for pointing me to the right direction.
As for me and perhaps ppl using certain distro, may have to edit the /etc/hosts file as well.
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 newhostnamehere
——
Look for the line that says:
127.0.1.1 originalname
and change it to the newhostname

Regards,
Bob
PS: until I fix this, sudo took a long time trying to but fail to “resolve” the name, before asking for password and the GUI ‘update’ taskbar icon and GUI package manager stop working.

]]> By: tonghttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-64214 tong Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:23:05 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-64214 i did as you tell but can't ping to hostname. My hostname is linuxserver, when i use command ping it appear connect: Network is unreachable. i did as you tell but can’t ping to hostname. My hostname is linuxserver, when i use command ping it appear connect: Network is unreachable.

]]> By: Deviram yaduwanshihttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59834 Deviram yaduwanshi Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:53:58 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59834 hostname change command hostname change command

]]> By: namehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59780 name Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:36 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59780 this just doesn't work, it seems like it does but you wont be able to use "sudo" anymore..... this just doesn’t work, it seems like it does but you wont be able to use “sudo” anymore…..

]]> By: roothttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59718 root Tue, 31 May 2011 14:21:12 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-59718 after changing, type "bash" and the prompt will change to the newest hostname your just changed. after changing, type “bash” and the prompt will change to the newest hostname your just changed.

]]> By: papahttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-55520 papa Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:34:25 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-55520 hostname papa.nixcraft.com ---temp changing the hostname For Permanent vim /etc/hosts vim /etc/sysconfig/network hostname papa.nixcraft.com —temp changing the hostname
For Permanent
vim /etc/hosts
vim /etc/sysconfig/network

]]> By: Michael Stellyhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-42844 Michael Stelly Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:33:17 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-my-hostname-machine-name/#comment-42844 Thanks. That's exactly what I needed! Thanks. That’s exactly what I needed!

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