From d581c1333c6de840f850dc0c79886a9b4b74df17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arch1mede Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:10:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update faq.md (#865) * Update faq.md Added another FAQ entry * Update faq.md --- docs/faq.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index 4f1f2931..ef50a424 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ As a first step, we recommend carefully reading our documentation on [GitHub](ht * Only USB OR the RJ-45 serial connector will work, you can't use them together! * If you disable the service permanently, you can't recover your device via serial console if you need this. * There are some reports, that you need to remove "ttyAMA0" from /boot/cmdline.txt, but this is not needed on new installations. + +??? question "How can I have different hostnames for multiple pikvms?" + Using a SSH session or the web terminal: + - Make sure you're `root`, if you're not root use the `su` command to become root + - Enter read write mode of the PiKVM by executing the `rw` command + - Execute: `hostnamectl set-hostname yournewhostname.domain` + - Optional: Edit `/etc/kvmd/meta.yaml` to alter the displayed server name in the web UI + - Reboot the pikvm ## First steps