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Change Linux Hostname and IP Address

Sometimes you might want to change the Linux hostname and IP address assigned to a Linux machine. In this article, we will be looking at Linux hostname and IP address change.



Change Linux Hostname


Check the current hostname on the server

hostnamectl

To change the hostname, give new hostname in the single quotes

hostnamectl set-hostname 'dev.dbagenesis.com'

Verify new hostname change

hostnamectl


Change Linux IP Address


On a Linux minimal install, you can assign new IP address by editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth3 file

vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth3

--> change old ip to new ip
--> change old gateway to new gateway ip
--> save and close

Restart the network

service network restart

Done!


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