How to change a hostname

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During Debian installation, I set my hostname to the wrong value, and now I would like to correct that.

SamK · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-25 13:53:32Z

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The hostname is stored in three different files:

You might want to have a deeper look with grep -ir hostname /etc

Restarting affected services might be a good idea as well.

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 13:53

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shellholic · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-25 10:40:39Z

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The value is stored in /etc/hostname. After modifying, apply it with /etc/init.d/hostname start

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 10:40

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Tok · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-25 13:35:39Z

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Various services may also depend on being able to resolve the hostname locally, which is often handled by an entry in the /etc/hosts file.

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 13:35

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