How to rename an ONMSi Linux server

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星期五, 十一月 28, 2025

概述:

How to rename a Linux server (as in the hostname).

Solution Steps

Define the server name with only letters, numbers and dash – (underscores are forbidden).

To rename a machine you need to disable the cloud configuration (ubuntu OS only)

• sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled

then rename the server

• sudo hostnamectl set-hostname servername

then reboot

• sudo reboot