| Description | The article describes the steps to change the hostname of the FortiSIEM Hardware Appliance. |
| Scope | FortiSIEM. |
| Solution |
This article provides instructions to change the hostname of a FortiSIEM hardware appliance via the command line interface. This process is applicable when required to update the appliance's system hostname for clarity or compliance reasons.
SSH to the supervisor as root:
Change the hostname using nmtui:
nmtui
After changing the hostname via the nmtui command, restart the hostname service to apply the changes:
systemctl restart systemd-hostnamed
Verify the updated hostname:
hostnamectl
The hostname should be updated now. |
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