What happens if I change Hostname from 'freenas.local?"

[RoadHazard]

Dumb question, but there it is. Just wondering what happens if I change the default hostname (found in the FreeNAS control panel under System/Information) from the default value of freenas.local. Does anything bad happen? Anything good? What effect does this setting have, exactly?

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[dlavigne]

From http://doc.freenas.org/9.10/system.html#information:

To change the system’s hostname, click its Edit button, type in the new hostname, and click OK. The hostname must include the domain name. If the network does not use a domain name add .local to the end of the hostname.

Also: typically you can leave this setting as-is, unless you have multiple FreeNAS systems as the hostname needs to be unique.

 

[RoadHazard]

Also: typically you can leave this setting as-is, unless you have multiple FreeNAS systems as the hostname needs to be unique.

I think that's the part I was looking for. The default setting is harmless as-is, and it doesn't sound like changing it would buy me anything.