win_hostname – Manages local Windows computer name

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

• Manages local Windows computer name.
• A reboot is required for the computer name to take effect.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name string / required		The hostname to set for the computer.

See Also

See also

win_dns_client – Configures DNS lookup on Windows hosts

The official documentation on the win_dns_client module.

Examples

- name: Change the hostname to sample-hostname
  win_hostname:
    name: sample-hostname
  register: res

- name: Reboot
  win_reboot:
  when: res.reboot_required

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
old_name string	always	The original hostname that was set before it was changed. Sample: old_hostname
reboot_required boolean	always	Whether a reboot is required to complete the hostname change. Sample: True

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Ripon Banik (@riponbanik)

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