Linux set hostname

Posted on: December 22, 2009

First login to the server via SSH. Then run:
hostname $servername

Update the hosts file – Look for the primary IP of the server. Follow the same format and replace the old hostname with the new hostname on the same line as the primary IP.
vi /etc/hosts

Update your network file with the new hostname:
vi /etc/sysconfig/network

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