The default host name of openwrt is [OpenWrt]. Modify the default host name by modifying the source code.
Applicable version openwrt v19.07.4
- Check etc/config/system, default hostname=OpenWrt
root@Eric:/# cat etc/config/system
config system
option hostname 'OpenWrt'
option timezone 'UTC'
option ttylogin '0'
option log_size '64'
option urandom_seed '0'
- Modify the source code [package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate], replace "OpenWrt" with "Eric"
generate_static_system() {
# eric++
# set system.@system[-1].hostname='OpenWrt'
uci -q batch <<-EOF
delete system.@system[0]
add system system
set system.@system[-1].hostname='Eric'
set system.@system[-1].timezone='UTC'
set system.@system[-1].ttylogin='0'
set system.@system[-1].log_size='64'
set system.@system[-1].urandom_seed='0'
delete system.ntp
set system.ntp='timeserver'
set system.ntp.enabled='1'
set system.ntp.enable_server='0'
add_list system.ntp.server='0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
add_list system.ntp.server='1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
add_list system.ntp.server='2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
add_list system.ntp.server='3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
EOF
- After compiling and downloading, check the system again
root@Eric:/# cat etc/config/system
config system
option hostname 'Eric'
option timezone 'UTC'
option ttylogin '0'
option log_size '64'
option urandom_seed '0'
- View hostname file
root@Eric:/proc/sys/kernel# cat hostname
Eric