Command to change hostname on CentOS server

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In today’s article, AZDIGI will guide you to change the hostname on a Linux server using CentOS operating system. To change, you need to SSH into the server and do the following.

Check hostname

To check the current hostname, use the following command:

# hostname

Change hostname temporarily

The temporary hostname change will be lost if you reboot the server.

# hostname huongdan.dotrungquan.info

Change hostname permanently

To change the hostname permanently, run the following command:

# hostnamectl set-hostname help.dotrungquan.info

Then you check the status with the hostnamectl command, you will see the following information

So you have finished changing the hostname on the CentOS server already!