How to change your hostname in Ubuntu without restarting

Posted on March 11, 2013 by SoCRaT
  • Replace your old hostname in the /etc/hostname file with the new one: “sudo vi /etc/hostname”
  • Replace your old hostname beside the 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file
  • Run the following “sudo service hostname start”
  • Exit the terminal and open a new one, you’ll find the new hostname applied

Source: http://www.subvs.co.uk/ubuntu_change_hostname_computer_name

 

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1 Response to How to change your hostname in Ubuntu without restarting

  1. scorpio2k2 says:
    March 11, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    Or just use this command after you changed the name in /etc/hostname

    hostname -F /etc/hostname and the hostname will be changed

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