Bug#956570: should offer possibilities to override host /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hostname
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 02:38:04PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 02:41:50AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
>> Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> (2020-04-13):
>> > in the current version, debootstrap copies /etc/resolv.conf and
>> > /etc/hostname from the host to the newly installed system. This is
>> > possibly wrong if done during a system installation or from a rescue
>> > system. Please offer an option to not copy /etc/resolv.conf (the
>> > installed system might not have network at all) and to set the
>> > hostname from debootstrap's command line or an environment variable.
>> >
>> > I am willing to provide a patch if you indicate willingness to review
>> > and apply the patch.
>>
>> I'm not convinced it's worth it; passing a --no-resolv-conf-copy option
>> vs. rm target/etc/resolv.conf? And the hostname is a sed call away…
>
>The problem with the hostanme is that package post-inst scipts might
>pick up the wrong host name during the actual debootstrap run before an
>external script can intervene. d'accord with /etc/resolv.conf.
ACK, that's a fair point. I'm used to fixing up this kind of thing
after a debootstrap run. I'd be happy to look at a patch.
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