# Changed server name before installing Ignition, still see references to the old name?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changed-server-name-before-installing-ignition-still-see-references-to-the-old-name/24160>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 15, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changed-server-name-before-installing-ignition-still-see-references-to-the-old-name/24160 "2019-04-15T18:30:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![oscar.salcedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/oscar.salcedo/32/11019_2.png) [@oscar.salcedo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oscar.salcedo)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changed-server-name-before-installing-ignition-still-see-references-to-the-old-name/24160/1 "2019-04-15T18:30:09Z")

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Hi,

Any ideas as to why I still see a reference to the old server name? Specifically when I add a remote gateway to the Gateway Network.  
I have a new VM that was renamed from the old name to the new before installing ignition (it was rebooted and confirmed that DNS had propagated correctly).  
On the new GW, I configure an outgoing connection to the main server; the main server sees an incoming request from the new GW, but it shows the old name.

I have confirmed that:

- The server has the correct server name
- There are no hard-coded entries in the Host file on either the main server or the new GW
- DNS resolution is working and resolving properly to the new name
- The server name in GW Settings on the new GW is the correct one
- On the main server, under …/Igntion/data/certificates/, once I accept the incoming conn. request, it creates a cert for the new connection, with the incorrect name

Cheers!

Oscar.

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**Author:** ![oscar.salcedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/oscar.salcedo/32/11019_2.png) [@oscar.salcedo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oscar.salcedo)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changed-server-name-before-installing-ignition-still-see-references-to-the-old-name/24160/2 "2019-04-15T20:29:01Z")

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IA Support to the rescue:

- Stop the GW Service
- Delete these files (make sure you can see hidden files (in Windows Explorer):  
…/ignition/data/.UUID  
…/ignition/webserver/metro-keystore
- Start GW Service

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changed-server-name-before-installing-ignition-still-see-references-to-the-old-name/24160/3 "2019-04-15T20:38:57Z")

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Thanks for coming back to post the solution.