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chaostar
Joined: 07 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 3:03 am Post subject: Ubuntu 11.04. Hostname has reverted to default value. |
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Hello people,
recently I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 to VPS and have changed hostname using following steps:
1. Create /etc/hostname file and put "mydomain.com" to it
2. Edit /etc/hosts file and put these new lines:
Code:
127.0.1.1 mydomain.com
123.456.789.0 mydomain.com
where 123.456.789.0 is IP address of VPS.
3. Type as root:
Code:
# hostname mydomain.com
After these operations, hostname was changed, but it has been reverted back to default Linode's value in three cases:
1. Just after some hours.
2. After VPS reboot.
3. After doing
Code:
# service networking restart
I have no this problem with older Ubuntu versions: 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 on Linode VPS. |
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waldo
Joined: 21 May 2009
Posts: 336
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Try this:
http://library.linode.com/getting-started#sph_debian-ubuntu |
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chaostar
Joined: 07 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Thanks waldo!
I have commented SET_HOSTNAME='yes' in /etc/default/dhcpcd and at least after restarting "networking" service, hostname has not reverted. |
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twokan
Joined: 26 Jun 2011
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Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:21 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Waldo. So useful!
I am a cloud newbie and can see why dhcpcd is used and why I never hit this one before. Saved a lot of pulling out of hair! |
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knight
Joined: 13 Oct 2009
Posts: 20
Location: Singapore / Malaysia
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| i have comment out the setting as per the doc, but still facing the same problem, any one can help ? |
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Musfuut
Joined: 05 Aug 2011
Posts: 15
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:54 am Post subject: |
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knight wrote: i have comment out the setting as per the doc, but still facing the same problem, any one can help ?
If you have not already done so, try rebooting the linode. That is what it took for one of the debian systems I'm managing to finally get in line.
Make sure /etc/hostname contains the correct hostname for your server prior to rebooting. |
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knight
Joined: 13 Oct 2009
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Location: Singapore / Malaysia
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| it seem like reboot does the trick , thanks ! |
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Musfuut
Joined: 05 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:58 am Post subject: |
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knight wrote: it seem like reboot does the trick , thanks !
You are welcome, however before you jump for joy check it in a few hours and see if it reverted, if not then cheer.
Good luck. :) |
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