Re: /etc/init.d/update-hostname and Networkmanager.

[Klaus Knopper <skolelinux@knopper.net>]

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 05:20:47PM +0100, Andreas Schockenhoff wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> in /etc/init.d/update-hostname we try to set the hostname for the
> workstations .... from DNS Server. 
> 
> This can not work because Networkmanager is not started.
> 
> First I try to move update-hostname behind start 
> /etc/rc2.d/S23network-manager but this does not solve the problem.
> 
> This hack does work. It waits until tjener(dns) can be reached and then
> update. Really ugly or?   
> 
> do_start() {
>     FLAGS=""
>     [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_begin_msg "Updating hostname from
> DNS"
> while ! ping -c 1 tjener.intern ; do "$UPDATE" -q ; done &
>     ES=$?
>     if [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] ; then
> 
> Any better ideas?

Why not put the update-hostname script to /etc/network/ip-up.d/ ?
It will then be called as soon as network-manager (or ifup)
assigns an address to the client.

Regards
-Klaus