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What is the purpose of the /etc/hostname file?
What is the purpose of the /etc/hostname file?
- To store the network name of the machine
- To store the machine's IP address
- To store the DNS domain name labels
- To store the machine's hostname (correct)
What is the maximum length of the static hostname?
What is the maximum length of the static hostname?
- 128 characters
- 32 characters
- 64 characters (correct)
- 256 characters
What is the main difference between the static hostname and the pretty hostname?
What is the main difference between the static hostname and the pretty hostname?
- The static hostname is used for temporary configurations, while the pretty hostname is used for permanent configurations
- The static hostname is used for DNS domain name labels, while the pretty hostname is used for descriptive names (correct)
- The static hostname is used for IPv4, while the pretty hostname is used for IPv6
- The static hostname includes special characters, while the pretty hostname does not
What is the purpose of the hostnamectl command with the set-hostname sub-command?
What is the purpose of the hostnamectl command with the set-hostname sub-command?
What is the transient hostname used for?
What is the transient hostname used for?
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Hostname Configuration
- The
hostnamectl
command can be used to set the hostname of a system. - If neither
--pretty
nor--transient
option is used, all three hostname types (static, pretty, and transient) will be set to the given name. - The
--static
option can be used to set the static hostname only. - The static hostname is stored in the
/etc/hostname
file.
hostnamectl Command
- The
hostnamectl
command can be used to display various descriptive and identity bits of information about the running system. - The
status
sub-command can be omitted, as it is the default action of thehostnamectl
command.
System Information
- The
hostnamectl
command can display the following information:- Static hostname
- Pretty hostname
- Transient hostname
- Icon name
- Chassis
- Machine ID
- Boot ID
- Operating System
- Kernel
- Architecture
Name Service Switch (NSS)
- The NSS configuration file is
/etc/nsswitch.conf
. - The NSS configuration file is used to determine the sources for name-IP matches and to obtain name-service information in a range of categories, called databases.
- The
hosts
database keeps track of the mapping between host names and host numbers.
Modifying Hostname
- The
hostnamectl
command can be used to modify the hostname of a system. - The
--static
option can be used to set the static hostname only. - The
--pretty
option can be used to set a more descriptive name for the machine.
/etc/hosts File
- The
/etc/hosts
file associates host names with IP addresses. - The format of the
/etc/hosts
file is:IP address hostname alias
.
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