How to change hostname of satellite if output from hostname commands does not match

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Issue

The hostname and hostname -f commands output different names:

# hostname
satellite
# hostname -f
satellite1.example.com

This shouldn't be the case. How can this be fixed?

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6

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