win_hostname - Manages local Windows computer name.¶

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis ¶

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

- name: Change the hostname to new_hostname
  win_hostname:
    name: new_hostname

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

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

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