A systems administrator clones copies of a Linux VM every time a new Linux server is needed. The administrator notices the command prompt always states localhost.localdomain.
Which of the following should the administrator run to have the command prompt consistently labeled as Server1 rather than localhost.localdomain?

A. host Server1

B. echo "127.0.0.1 Server1 Server1.localdomain" >> /etc/hosts

C. hostnamectl set-hostname "Server1" --pretty

D. hostnamectl set-hostname Server1 --transient

E. hostnamectl set-hostname Server1.localdomain --static






 

Suggested Answer: C

Community Answer: D

Reference:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/how-to-setup-hostname-in-centos-7-x-or-rhel-7-x-linux-versions

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