Hostname

This Ansible role ensures that the target host’s system hostname is set to the inventory hostname.

Description

• Uses the built-in hostname module to apply the inventory_hostname value

• Idempotent: only changes the system name if it differs

• No external dependencies

Overview

1. Task

   • set hostname to {{ inventory_hostname }}
     Applies the desired hostname.

2. Module

   • Leverages Ansible’s hostname module.

Features

• Simple and lightweight

• Automatically adapts to your inventory names

• Safe to run repeatedly