Re: Got a machine name problem
To my mind, getting familiar with the newer 'ctl' commands that come with systemd is no bad idea.I like the consistency, personally.The 'systemctl' command is one to be used all the time particularly.
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James B
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Em Qua, 24 Fev ʼ21, às 00:22, James B escreveu:
> 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
> --
> James B
> portoteacher80@fastmail.com
>
> 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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