Hey everyone, I’m setting up a new server using AlmaLinux 9 and I want to change the hostname to something more meaningful. Can anyone walk me through how to set or change the hostname properly on this distro?
You mean the computer’s hostname?
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To change or set the hostname in AlmaLinux 9, you can use the hostnamectl command. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname your-new-hostname
Replace your-new-hostname with the desired hostname. To apply the changes immediately, you might need to restart network services using:
sudo systemctl restart systemd-hostnamed
To verify the change, you can use:
hostnamectl
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Sure! Just run hostnamectl set-hostname your-new-hostname as root, then reboot or log out and back in to see the change. Simple and quick on AlmaLinux 9!