On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 01:13:33PM +0000, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
> yar 2007-02-10 13:13:33 UTC
>
> FreeBSD src repository
>
> Modified files:
> etc/rc.d hostname
> Log:
> Handle the case when the admin forgot to set $hostname,
> which can happen in new installations: advise to set the
> variable and refer to rc.conf(5).
Isn't it possible for the hostname to come via DHCP? How does this
behave in that case (or rather, I can see how it behaves; is that the
right thing)?
> | @@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ hostname_start()
> | fi
> | fi
> |
> | - /bin/hostname ${hostname}
> | + # Have we got a hostname yet?
> | + #
> | + if [ -z "${hostname}" ]; then
> | + warn "\$hostname is not set -- see ${rcvar_manpage}."
> | + return
> | + fi
> | +
> | + # All right, it is safe to invoke hostname(1) now.
> | + #
> | + /bin/hostname "${hostname}"
> | echo "Setting hostname: `hostname`."
Are the backticks necessary here? Why don't we use ${hostname}?
Ceri
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That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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