Re: Got a machine name problem
With systemd-based Debian, the probably now best way to set a hostname is with:
hostnamectl set-hostname NAME
What Tom suggested is completely valid, but hostnamectl should I understand be the preferred route as I believe it will update everything necessary automatically.Doing it this way will also be a persistent change.
James
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James B
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Em Ter, 23 Fev ʼ21, às 19:29, Tom Browder escreveu:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> wrote:
> ...
> > 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!
>
>
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