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How to Change or Set hostname on OEL/RHEL/CentOS 6

Updated 27 Dec 2009 Read time 1 min 2 sec(s) (2342 visits).

A simple post for those who are new to Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) or Red Hat Linux (RHEL) version 6 and wish to change hostname.

Updated 8 Aug 1998 Read time 1 min 18 sec(s) (2941 visits).

To boot diskless workstations need to determine who they are, locate their boot server, locate their kernel and mount file systems from the server

Updated 1 Sep 2011 Read time 57 sec(s) (2361 visits).

Either due to cloning or corporate naming standards, you may find the need to change the hostname of an Oracle Enterprise Linux System.

Updated 30 Apr 2008 Read time 2 min(s) 12 sec(s) (2990 visits).

Host name resolution issues can cause the NetWorker server to become unresponsive or start very slowly.

Updated 1 May 2012 Read time 1 min 50 sec(s) (2812 visits).

The traditional method of changing the hostname of a given solaris system was to use sys-unconfig utility.