Learn How To Change Your Hostname on Debian
Table of Contents
- Step 1: Login to your VPS
- Step 2: Edit /etc/hostname
- Step 3: Edit /etc/hosts
- Step 4: Run hostname.sh
- Step 5: Check your hostname
- Step 6: (Optional) Change reverse DNS
Step 1: Login to your VPS
Locate the IP address of your IT Web Services VPS and login as the root user.
ssh root@server
Step 2: Edit /etc/hostname
Open the /etc/hostname
file with your favorite text editor. For example:
nano /etc/hostname
Update the hostname in this file. Then save the file, and exit the text editor.
Step 3: Edit /etc/hosts
Open the /etc/hosts
file with your favorite text editor. For example:
nano /etc/hosts
Change the first line and replace your old hostname with the new one. Save the file and exit the editor.
Step 4: Run hostname.sh
Run the following command to update your hostname:
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start
Step 5: Check your hostname
Run the following command to check your new hostname:
hostname
The new hostname will be displayed in your ssh terminal.
Step 6: (Optional) Change reverse DNS
Visit https://my.itweb.services.com/, then navigate to your VPS. Click on the IPv4 tab. You will see an “Update” button in the “Reverse DNS” column. Click this button to update the reverse DNS address. By default it will read:
x.x.x.x.itweb.services.com
It is common to replace x.x.x.x.itweb.services.com
with the DNS name of your server, which may be related to its hostname.
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