Re: Got a machine name problem

[Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> wrote:
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> Nothing I do survives a reboot, so what do I do to actually rename the
> machine and make it stick? Hopefully without losiing the networking

Hey, Gene.  I usually have to fiddle around a little, but I've always
had success on Debian this way (as root):

    # hostname TLM

   edit /etc/hostname and set the desired name to TLM if it's not
already changed

I also edit /etc/hosts and make the first couple of lines look like this:

    127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain.com   localhost
    127.0.1.1 TLM.geneslinuxbox.net        TLM

Then reboot and cross your fingers.

Blessings,

-Tom

P.S. Keep your powder dry!