16.56. cdist-type__hostname(7)

16.56.1. NAME

cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname

16.56.2. DESCRIPTION

Sets the hostname on various operating systems.

Tip: For advice on choosing a hostname, see RFC 1178.

16.56.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None.

16.56.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

name
The hostname to set. Defaults to the first segment of __target_host (${__target_host%%.*})

16.56.5. MESSAGES

changed
Changed the hostname

16.56.6. EXAMPLES

# take hostname from __target_host
__hostname

# set hostname explicitly
__hostname --name some-static-hostname

16.56.7. AUTHORS

Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>

16.56.8. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.