With systemd-based Debian, the probably now best way to set a hostname is with:
hostnamectl set-hostname NAME What Tom suggested is completely valid, but hostnamectl should I understand be the preferred route as I believe it will update everything necessary automatically.Doing it this way will also be a persistent change. James -- James B portoteache...@fastmail.com Em Ter, 23 Fev ʼ21, às 19:29, Tom Browder escreveu: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > ... > > Nothing I do survives a reboot, so what do I do to actually rename the > > machine and make it stick? Hopefully without losiing the networking > > Hey, Gene. I usually have to fiddle around a little, but I've always > had success on Debian this way (as root): > > # hostname TLM > > edit /etc/hostname and set the desired name to TLM if it's not > already changed > > I also edit /etc/hosts and make the first couple of lines look like this: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain.com localhost > 127.0.1.1 TLM.geneslinuxbox.net TLM > > Then reboot and cross your fingers. > > Blessings, > > -Tom > > P.S. Keep your powder dry! > >
