16.61. cdist-type__hostname(7)¶

16.61.1. NAME¶

cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname

16.61.2. DESCRIPTION¶

Sets the hostname on various operating systems.

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

16.61.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

None.

16.61.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶

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

16.61.5. MESSAGES¶

changed: Changed the hostname

16.61.6. EXAMPLES¶

# take hostname from __target_host
__hostname

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

16.61.7. AUTHORS¶

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

16.61.8. 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.