https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534000#M25639 How can I change the hostname? Tue, 29 May 2001 18:23:28 GMT Jeff Hagstrom 2001-05-29T18:23:28Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534000#M25639 How can I change the hostname? Tue, 29 May 2001 18:23:28 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534000#M25639 Jeff Hagstrom 2001-05-29T18:23:28Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534001#M25640 I would recommend doing this via the set_parms <BR />command...<BR /><BR />/rcw Tue, 29 May 2001 18:25:30 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534001#M25640 Rita C Workman 2001-05-29T18:25:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534002#M25641 I agree with Rita, 'set_parms hostname' will do what you require. <BR /><BR />Here is an excerpt from the set_parms man page:<BR /><BR />hostname <BR /><BR />Sets the system hostname. Validates a user supplied hostname according to host naming conventions and sets various system initialization variables to operate with that hostname. Particularly, it edits /etc/hosts to associate the new hostname with the current IP address of the system, if that can be determined. First boot :<BR />Also allows the user to specify a DHCP server to get hostname and networking information from, then confirms the information.<BR /><BR />WARNING: set_parms does not know about optionally installed software when changing the hostname. If such software remembers the previous hostname, then it may not work properly after the hostname is changed.<BR /><BR />A mechanism is provided that helps generalize the hostname changing function. set_parms will call, in ls(1) sorted order, any executable programs installed in the directory /sbin/ch_hostname.d. This occurs in<BR />first boot or non-first boot calls. HP may in the future supply special programs in this location. The system administrator may also supply custom programs for site installations using, for example, Ignite-UX.<BR /><BR /> The system must be rebooted after the hostname is changed for it to take full effect.<BR /><BR />**************************<BR /><BR />If you want to do it manually, then you can edit the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file and /etc/hosts file. This does not take into account dependencies on other systems files like .rhosts, hosts.equiv, .netrc files, etc.<BR /><BR /> Tue, 29 May 2001 18:31:14 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534002#M25641 Patrick Wallek 2001-05-29T18:31:14Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534003#M25642 I'll do like this:<BR />#/sbin/set_parms hostname<BR /><BR /><BR />Federico Wed, 30 May 2001 05:31:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534003#M25642 federico_3 2001-05-30T05:31:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534004#M25643 #set_parms hostname Wed, 30 May 2001 06:45:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534004#M25643 Ravi_8 2001-05-30T06:45:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534005#M25644 #hostname new_name Wed, 30 May 2001 09:51:09 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/renaming-hostname/m-p/2534005#M25644 Vincenzo Restuccia 2001-05-30T09:51:09Z