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WHD Virtual Appliance hostname changes back to the original hostname after restart

When changing the hostname of the WHD Appliance, it keeps reverting to the original hostname after restart.

First published date

10/22/2018 9:19 AM

Last published date

9/25/2020 8:15 PM

Overview

When changing the hostname of the WHD Appliance, it keeps reverting to the original hostname after a restart.

Product section

Web Help Desk

Cause

The Network Manager Daemon sometimes interferes with the manual configuration to change the VA hostname. In order to have it stick after changing the WHD VA hostname, you need to disable the Network Manager Daemon.

Resolution

Check if the Network Manager Daemon is running. If so, stop the service then disable it.
Run the following command:
- To check if the Network Manager Daemon is running:
```
#service Network Manager status 
```
- To stop the Network Manager service:
```
#service NetworkManager stop
```
- To disable the Network Manager service:
```
#chkconfig NetworkManager off 
```

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