[Spacewalk-list] How to rename system

[Brian Collins]

> Hi,
> What's the right solution on client system renaming? Let's have
> host.domain.tld and we want to rename its DNS record to
host1.domain.tld.
> What are the proper steps?
> 
> 1. /etc/init.d/osad stop
> 2. /etc/init.d/rhnsd stop
> 3. delete system at spacewalk server
> 4. ?!? remove /etc/sysconfig/rhn/osad-auth.conf 5. ?!? register again
the
> client 6. start osad and rhnsd
> 
> Thanks,
> DH
 
I use Satellite rather than Spacewalk, so I'm not sure whether this will
work for you, but here are my steps:
1. On local system:
 a. change name in /etc/sysconfig/network
 b. change name on command line using 'hostname newname.example.com'
 c. if the system's name is in its /etc/hosts file, change it there, too

 d. issue 'service network restart'
2. Change DNS
3. Again on local system, rhn-profile-sync

I don't have to delete the system when I use that method.