# Change device name dietPi

**URL:** <https://dietpi.com/forum/t/change-device-name-dietpi/5930>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [14 November 2021 15:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/change-device-name-dietpi/5930 "2021-11-14T15:34:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mcnahum](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mcnahum](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mcnahum)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2021 15:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/change-device-name-dietpi/5930/1 "2021-11-14T15:34:43Z")

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I guess that the most stupid question … how can I change the device name from DietPi to something else?

I did it in the past but cannot find it now…

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**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2021 16:25 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/change-device-name-dietpi/5930/2 "2021-11-14T16:25:16Z")

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You can use dietpi-config \> Security

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**Author:** ![mcnahum](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mcnahum](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mcnahum)\
**Post date:** [15 November 2021 09:58 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/change-device-name-dietpi/5930/3 "2021-11-15T09:58:59Z")

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Thanks, really strange for me to have the name change in “security” why this section is not “hostname & Password”?

anyway, thanks a lot