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"My Name is Root and I Can't Change My Hostname" 

06-13-2019 15:29

Possible Symptoms:

  • I am root
  • I cannot change my hostname (via 'hostnamectl' or 'nmtui'). This could also could be any file.
  • 'ls -l' says the file is writeable.
Typical Reactions:
  • "What do mean I'm root I can do anything"
  • Staring at the terminal window with a confused look
  • General frustration 
Solution:
  • You may have just hit an immutable file permission
  • Run 'lsattr [filename]'
    • Ex. 'lsattr /etc/hostname'
  • If you see an 'i' in the permissions
  • Run 'chattr -i [filename]'
  • You should now be able to change the hostname however you would normally

#hostname
#root
#linux

I've got a brand new system that I'm trying to deploy, and I want to set the system hostname in Linux.
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