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Re: Got a machine name problem

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On 2021-02-23 09:58, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Greetings all;
> 
> I have been working on a lower priority project, replacing some atom
> powered machines with i5 powered Dells. Installing buster but something
> is overriding my efforts to rename the machine after the install because
> I'd like to replace "lathe" with "TLM" for The Little Monster.
> 
> 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
> which I don't have after the last reboot, probably because of the
> current volatility of interface names.


Changing the hostname on a Debian system is a good way to gain an 
appreciation for DRY:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_repeat_yourself


I see that several readers have already respond with pieces of the 
following.  You might want to check the whole shopping list:

https://wiki.debian.org/Hostname


If and when you get tired of looking for needles in the haystack, and/or 
you find them inside binary files that you dare not edit, you may 
realize that your best bet is to backup, wipe, reinstall with the new 
hostname, and restore.  Or, you could just do that first and forget 
about searching the haystack.


David

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Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-23 19:00 +0100
  Re: Got a machine name problem Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-23 19:10 +0100
  Re: Got a machine name problem Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-02-23 20:30 +0100
    Re: Got a machine name problem "James B" <portoteacher80@fastmail.com> - 2021-02-24 01:30 +0100
      Re: Got a machine name problem "James B" <portoteacher80@fastmail.com> - 2021-02-24 01:30 +0100
      Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 02:30 +0100
        Re: Got a machine name problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-02-24 09:40 +0100
          Re: Got a machine name problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-02-24 12:20 +0100
            Re: Got a machine name problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-24 16:20 +0100
          Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 12:20 +0100
            Re: Got a machine name problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-02-24 14:50 +0100
              Re: Got a machine name problem Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 15:00 +0100
                Re: Got a machine name problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-02-24 15:20 +0100
                Re: Got a machine name problem Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 15:30 +0100
              Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 18:30 +0100
                Re: Got a machine name problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-02-24 19:00 +0100
                Re: Got a machine name problem IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 19:20 +0100
                Re: Got a machine name problem Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 19:00 +0100
    Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 02:10 +0100
      Re: Got a machine name problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-24 02:40 +0100
        Re: Got a machine name problem Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 03:30 +0100
        Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 04:30 +0100
      Re: Got a machine name problem Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-24 06:00 +0100
        Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 06:10 +0100
          OT: Spicy stuff in sensitive areas (was Re: Got a machine name problem) The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-02-24 12:20 +0100
      Re: Got a machine name problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-02-24 15:20 +0100
        Re: Got a machine name problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-02-24 21:20 +0100
  Re: Got a machine name problem David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-02-24 03:00 +0100
    Re: Got a machine name problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-24 06:00 +0100
  Re: Got a machine name problem "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-02-24 12:20 +0100
    Re: Got a machine name problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-02-24 12:30 +0100

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