# Configuring Host Rename

# Introduction

Configure host-rename.map to rename hostnames. The new hostname will be visible in both the License Monitor and historical reports.

Apply the configurations shown in the Open iT server.

Open host-rename.map in the Configuration directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify hostnames with the following syntax:
```
MAP: New_Hostname    
Hostname1
Hostname2
```
Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: MNL-WIN   
MNL001WIN
MNL002WIN
```
This example renames MNL001WIN and MNL002WIN to MNL-WIN.
Save the changes.

Open host-rename.map in the etc directory, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify hostnames with the following syntax:
```
MAP: New_Hostname    
Hostname1
Hostname2
```
Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: MNL-WIN    
MNL001WIN
MNL002WIN
```
This example renames MNL001WIN and MNL002WIN to MNL-WIN.
Save the changes.