Change hostname

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How can I change the hostname of my pi? I know that I can ssh into the pi and change it in /etc/hostname, but I would like to change it in the menu. If so, I can’t find it anywhere.

Thanks

Daryl

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Changing the Device Name in Kodi will also change your hostname

Sam

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Under “settings -> services -> device name” which is default to “kodi”?

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Since the September update, this should reflect the hostname, and changing this should change your /etc/hostname automatically

Sam

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Here is where I’m confused; /etc/hostname is default “osmc”, where as “settings -> services -> device name” is default “kodi”. I changed “kodi” to what I want the device to be named, but /etc/hostname did not get updated. I had to ssh into the pi and manually change the name in /etc/hostsname.

This is why I want to verify that I am changing the name in the correct location within the menu.

Thanks

Daryl

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Are you on the latest version of OSMC?

The setting we are using is “services.devicename”.

Sam

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I just downloaded the installation this weekend, so I’m assuming that its the most recent.

So, are you telling me that I am changing the name in the correct location? If so, then why the difference in the name? In “settings -> services -> device name” the name is “kodi”. In /etc/hostname, the name is set to osmc.

Daryl

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The most recent disk image on the download page is last months release. So go into My OSMC to update your system to the very latest version.

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As I just said; I downloaded the installation image this weekend, so I’m assuming that its the most recent release.

Daryl

Update;

After re-reading your post, I just realized that you wanted me to update via updates. I did that a couple of hours ago. So. Now are you telling me that if I had waited to change the name of my device, this update would have fixed my issue?

Thanks

Daryl

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I finally had the chance to test the name change after updating OSMC earlier. I changed the name of my device in “settings -> services -> device name”, and verified that the name has also changed in /etc/hostname.

Thank you.

Daryl

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