diff --git a/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+# Set hostname and /etc/hosts
+# Inspired by:
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/8482)
+# https://gist.github.com/rothgar/8793800
+- name: Set /etc/hostname
+  hostname: name="{{ inventory_hostname.split('.', 1)[0] }}"
+
+- name: Set /etc/hosts
+  template: src=hosts.j2 dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644
+
+- name: Set /etc/mailname
+  template: src=mailname.j2 dest=/etc/mailname mode=0644
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/templates/hosts.j2 b/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/templates/hosts.j2
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+127.0.0.1 localhost
+127.0.1.1 {{ inventory_hostname }} {{ inventory_hostname.split('.', 1)[0] }}
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/templates/mailname.j2 b/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/templates/mailname.j2
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+++ b/playbooks/roles/set_hostname/templates/mailname.j2
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+{{ inventory_hostname.split('.', 1)[0] }}
diff --git a/playbooks/set_hostnames.yml b/playbooks/set_hostnames.yml
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+---
+# file: set_hostnames.yml
+- hosts: "{{ target }}"
+  gather_facts: no
+  user: root
+  roles:
+    - { role: set_hostname }