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How to change hostname in ubuntu
Question : How to change hostname in ubuntu ?
Answer:
pirat9@virtual-ubuntu:~$ hostname
OUTPUT:
virtual-ubuntu
Now what we have to do to change the hostname:
Open terminal and edit :
edit /etc/hostname
and change the name of the host
save and exit ,
try again to test if the hostname has been changed :
pirat9@virtual-ubuntu:~$ hostname
Output
Unixmen_com
That`s all :)
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Snake
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Wow, great. That’s what i’m waiting for too. I want to make DC with LDAP ( Active Directory alternative) and SAMBA on Ubuntu. :-)
Blawer
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Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rules!!! all the other “help” in google are useless… yours was very helpful. Thanks again
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Great ! we have another another master trick :-)
Yilmaz Ulugtekin
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Just delete the space after the slash (/) it will work.
Pat L
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I tried it and it works with a regular zip file, but if you password-protect the .zip file it does NOT work.