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Rename a Ubuntu Server

So now I have managed to change the Server IP address the next thing was to change the host name. The hostname is defined in the two following locations: /etc/hostname /etc/hosts To change it you need to edit both files: sudo nano /etc/hostname and sudo nano /etc/hosts As with the interfaces file after each edit press Ctrl+X to save and exit. I restarted the server after changing it but I guess there is a restart of a service you can do.

12 November 2009Add Comment

Changing the IP Address from DHCP to static on ubuntu server

One of the most simple things that only really took me a google search to do was to change the IP Address of my Ubuntu server from a DHCP assigned address to a Static IP address. This is done through editing two files: /etc/network/interfaces /etc/resolv.conf This is done through using the following commands: sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces then making the following changes to the file: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static         address 192.168.1.100         netmask 255.255.255.0 ...

12 November 2009Add Comment

Webmin for Ubuntu Server

I’ve been playing around with Ubuntu Server for some time now, and slowly getting use to the Command Line Interface (CLI) However that might change from now on… I came across a tool called Webmin. This is a web interface that provides a GUI for some of the services that are installed on the Ubuntu Server. At the moment 1.490 is the latest version. To install Webmin you need to type the following in to a putty session: wget http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/webadmin/webmin_1.490_all.deb once that has downloaded you then need to type the following:...

13 October 2009One Comment