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 required		The hostname to set for the computer.

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 str	always	The original hostname that was set before it was changed Sample: old_hostname
reboot_required bool	always	Whether a reboot is required to complete the hostname change Sample: True

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Ripon Banik (@riponbanik)

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