Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system
On Wed 12 Jun 2019 at 11:12:45 +0200, john doe wrote:
> On 6/11/2019 7:44 PM, Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 18:25:47 +0200, john doe wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote:
> >>> Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed file, the preseed file
> >>> is common for multiple hosts with the exception of the hostname.
> >>>
> >>> boot: auto hostname=try domain=example.com ...
> >>> url=tftp://hostname/preseed.cfg
> >>>
> >>> The host name specified is not used when Debian is installed, it is
> >>> always set to 'bad'.
> >>>
> >>> I understand the limitations but what is the proper way to specify the
> >>> desired hostname or are workarounds (1) the way to go?
> >>>
> >>> Any help/hints is appriciated.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/106614/preseed-cfg-ignoring-hostname-setting
> >>>
> >>
> >> After some digging/testing I'm not able to supply by kernel boot
> >> parameter the hostname:
> >>
> >> boot: auto hostname=foobar url=...
> >>
> >> From what I understand, 'hostname' as kernel boot parameter takes
> >> precedence over the hostname provided by dhcp.
> >
> > The notes in my preseed.cfg say this is not so if the file is presented
> > to the installer on a GRUB command line. What works is to have nothing
> > about hostname in preseed.cfg but put "hostname=..." on the command
> > line.
> >
>
> Can you share those notes or which notes are you refering to in (1)?
>
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/example-preseed.txt
These notes are just comments I have made myself in preseed.cfg.
# This sets the hostname for the system; it ignores names provided by
# DHCP or DNS. 'hostname=' on the command line of the installer does
# not override it. Comment out the next line to use 'hostname='.
d-i netcfg/hostname string stretch
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