{"id":2412,"date":"2023-01-28T10:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T04:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2023-01-28T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T04:53:56","slug":"rhel-8-change-hostname-computer-name-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/rhel-8-change-hostname-computer-name-command\/","title":{"rendered":"RHEL 8 Change Hostname (computer name) command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, the hostname (computer name) can be changed using the <code>hostnamectl<\/code> command.<\/p>\n<p>To change the hostname, use the following command as root:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-python\">hostnamectl <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">set<\/span>-hostname newhostname<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>where <code>newhostname<\/code> is the desired hostname.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the command below to change the hostname without reboot<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-sql\">hostnamectl <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span><span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span>hostname newhostname <span class=\"hljs-comment\">--transient<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To verify the change, you can use the command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-lua\">hostnamectl <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">status<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also change the hostname by editing the file <code>\/etc\/hostname<\/code> and replacing the current hostname with the new one. However, you will need to reboot the system for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that changing the hostname will not change the name of the system as it appears in DNS. If the hostname is resolved through DNS, you will need to update the DNS record with the new hostname.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, the hostname (computer name) can be changed using the hostnamectl command. To change the hostname, use the following command as root: hostnamectl set-hostname newhostname where newhostname is the desired hostname. 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