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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 22:20:17 -0700
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Subject: bug in netstart
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>Number:         249
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       $hostname variable in /etc/netstart not always set
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs (FreeBSD bugs mailing list)
>State:          closed
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Mar 17 21:20:00 1995
>Closed-Date:    Mon Apr 10 18:41:51 PDT 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Steve Passe
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1.0-Development i386
>Organization:
New Ideas
>Environment:

	950210-SNAP, DISKLESS kernel

>Description:

	/etc/netstart fails to set its variable $hostname when `hostname -s`
	returns a valid value.  The test "if [ -z "`hostname -s`" ] ; then"
	fails and the script variable $hostname is not set, ie. it is NULL.
	This causes failure of any following commands (eg. route add) that
	expect it to be set.


>How-To-Repeat:

	When a DISKLESS kernel boots via tftpd/bootpd the command
	`hostname -s` will return a valid hostname.

>Fix:

diff -r1.1 netstart

  if [ -z "`hostname -s`" ] ; then
	hostname=`cat /etc/myname`
	hostname $hostname
+ else
+ 	hostname=`hostname -s`
  fi
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: rgrimes 
State-Changed-When: Mon Apr 10 18:41:51 PDT 1995 
State-Changed-Why:  
iThe variable hostname is now always set in sysconfig, maeing the 
sited conditions imposible. 
[Arg, this sucks, I can't edit :-(] 
>Unformatted:



