[SOLVED] Linux - change the hostname in the CLI

Issue

I don't know how to search for this and that is why I asked for it (all my searches did not reveal any relevant information).

I have a Fedora 18 server that looks like this:

[root@dhcp-192-168-5-100 ~]#

I want to change that to:

[root@server1 ~]#

Currently, this machine is set to get IP through DHCP, but that is not the IP address of the machine and that is why I need to change the CLI to something more relevant.

Thank you

Solution

you can type "hostname HOSTNAME" where HOSTNAME is the new name you want. The next time you log in / connect via ssh, that's what you'll see.

Answered By - Joe T

Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)