| SYSTEMD-HOSTNAMED.SERVICE(8) | systemd-hostnamed.service | SYSTEMD-HOSTNAMED.SERVICE(8) |
.SH "NAME" systemd-hostnamed.service, systemd-hostnamed - Daemon to
control system hostname from programs
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP systemd-hostnamed.service
.PP /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP systemd-hostnamed.service is a system service that may be used to change
the system's hostname and related machine metadata from user programs. It is
automatically activated on request and terminates itself when unused.
.PP It currently offers access to five variables:
.RE
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.PP The static hostname is stored in /etc/hostname, see hostname(5)
for more information. The pretty hostname, chassis type, and icon name are
stored in /etc/machine-info, see machine-info(5).
.PP The tool hostnamectl(1) is a command line client to this
service.
.PP See org.freedesktop.hostname1(5) and
org.freedesktop.LogControl1(5) for a description of the D-Bus
API.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP systemd(1), hostname(5), machine-info(5),
hostnamectl(1), sethostname(2),
org.freedesktop.hostname1(5)
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