

fix_hostname instead of compiling a C program: #!/bin/shĮcho "hostname_with_underscores" > /proc/sys/kernel/hostnameĭon't forget to make it executable ( chmod +x fix_hostaname) and copy it to e.g. If your system is not inside a container it should be possible to use the following shellscript named e.g.
#Systemctl sudo unable to resolve host webserver install
See for unit file documentation in general.)Įnable the service: sudo systemctl enable fix_hostnameĭisable anything hostname related (seemed to be needed on my system): systemctl disable rvice systemctl disable Step 1 Installing Apache Apache is available within CentOS’s default software repositories, which means you can install it with the dnf package manager. (derived from "/etc/rc.local Compatibility" unit file. Write a service to run the program on system startup to e.g. If it does work: copy the program to e.g. And check the journal ( sudo journalctl -eu nginx) to find out why it fails to start. If Nginx fails to start, run sudo nginx -t to find if there is anything wrong with your configuration file. if it does work: copy the program to e.g. If it does not work: Dont continue, this will only break stuff. You should see the newly set hostnames in newly opened terminals or newly executed shells. If it does not work: Don't continue, this will only break stuff. Start Nginx with sudo systemctl start nginx. compile it: gcc -Wall -Wextra fixhostname.c -o fixhostname.

To resolve this issue, confirm that the configuration settings on your EC2 instance are correct. Spaces will be replaced with - and special characters will be removed. The static and transient host names will be simplified forms of the pretty host name. (see below for a slightly simpler method that only works outside of containers) How do I resolve this Short description Websites running on an EC2 instance might become unreachable for multiple reasons. To set all the host names on a system, enter the following command as root: hostnamectl set-hostname name This will alter the pretty, static, and transient host names alike. There are two files you should check /etc/hostname contains just your computers name, and /etc/hosts will have a line that maps the IP address 127.0.1.1 to your hostname. In case you are fine with potentially breaking stuff at a random point in the future this is how I did it in a container (22.04 guest): It seems likely that your computers hostname is not configured correctly. Don't try this in production environments or on systems without easy physical access.
