Hostname and SSH

Tips

The command in this document can be executed in Console Tab or in a SSH session.

Store SSH host key

By default, host key is regenerated every reboot. You can use the following command to store the change to sd-card.

lbu commit -d

Caution

Don't shutdown or remove tf card when executing lbu command, otherwise may result data loss of tf card.

Configure Hostname

You can modify the hostname and store it to EEPROM, a different hostname for the device will apply.

1. Use fw_setenv to update hostname. You may need to retry in case some permission error reported.

   fw_setenv hostname=NEWNAME

2. Use fw_printenv to verify the new hostname is correctly set.