How to change hostname on FreeBSD

For change hostname to ‘howtobsd.com’ you should edit /etc/rc.conf:
hostname="howtobsd.com"

You also can change hostname without reboot by command:

#hostname howtobsd.com

but after reboot i will return on value in rc.conf

check current hostname:

hostname

Posted on March 26th, 2011 by admin
Filed under: Tips