Re: Bug#595790: [Pkg-zfsonlinux-devel] Bug#595790: hostid: useless unless fixed
* Richard Laager:
> Getting back to ZFS and /etc/hostid... I would think that a
> randomly-generated /etc/hostid is probably sufficient. Whether that's
> done in the libc, spl, or zfs package makes no difference to me.
As I tried to explain, the risks of collisions without central
coordination looks rather high. glibc's current approach, using the
IP address associated with the host name, provides a certain level of
coordination, avoiding duplicates.
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