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How to change Hostname?

To change the hostname on your VPS or Dedicated Server please use the following command:

hostname servername.yourdomain.com

E.g. server65.switchmyserver.com

To make the changes even after reboots you will need add/modify the following line in /etc/sysconfig/network:

HOSTNAME=servername.yourdomain.com

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