def set_hostname(new_hostname):
old_hostname = etc_io.get_hostname()
print("Changing hostname from %s to %s" % (old_hostname, new_hostname))
try:
etc_io.set_hostname(old_hostname, new_hostname)
socket.sethostname(new_hostname)
except PermissionError:
print(
"Error writing to /etc/hosts or /etc/hostname, make sure you are running with sudo"
)
except OSError:
print(
"Error writing to /etc/hosts or /etc/hostname, make sure you are running with sudo"
)
def set_hostname(argv):
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Set a new hostname")
parser.add_argument("hostname")
args = parser.parse_args(argv)
new_hostname = args.hostname
old_hostname = etc_io.get_hostname()
print("Changing hostname from %s to %s" % (old_hostname, new_hostname))
try:
etc_io.set_hostname(old_hostname, new_hostname)
socket.sethostname(new_hostname)
except PermissionError:
print(
"Error writing to /etc/hosts or /etc/hostname, make sure you are running with sudo"
)
except OSError:
print(
"Error writing to /etc/hosts or /etc/hostname, make sure you are running with sudo"
)