hostname

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Change the host name in the firewall command line prompt. (Configuration mode.)

hostname newname

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Syntax

newname

New host name for the firewall prompt. This name can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters and mixed case.

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hostname

Change the host name label on prompts. The default host name is pixfirewall.

The change of the host name causes the change of the fully qualified domain name. Once a fully qualified domain name is changed, delete RSA key pairs using

ca zeroize rsa

Delete related certificates using:

no ca identity ca_nickname

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Examples

The following example shows how to change a host name:

    pixfirewall(config)# hostname spinner
    spinner(config)# hostname pixfirewall
    pixfirewall(config)# 

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