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how to change hostname in linux without restart

its quite simple ..

you need just to echo new hostname into /proc/sys/kernel/hostname

for exmaple -

echo "NEWHOSTNAME" > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname

logoff and login again to host

but remeber to add the new hostname to /etc/hosts as well

regards

Moushegh