"_" is not permitted in RHEL 9 hostname

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to use the underscore "_" in RHEL9 hostname,but it did work in RHEL7 and RHEL8.
# hostnamectl hostname rhel9_example

# hostname
rhel9example

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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