If it is set, it overrides any local determination of hostname. The toolkit never sets it (in the registry; it will set it in the process if necessary and have it inherited by the process's children). I've given trying to set it for future use, as a check at startup time is sufficient.
--bob On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Randy Groves wrote: > > Is GLOBUS_HOSTNAME even used anymore? I removed it before installing 2.2, > and I don't see 2.2 setting it - is something wrong with my install? > > -randy > > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Brian Corrie wrote: > > > Hi Ivan, > > > > Speaking of replacements for programs in AG 2.2 I noticed a problem > > recently. In 2.1.2 when my PIG node changed locations (home to office > > etc) there was an app that started up that changed the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME > > variable. I am not sure what it was called but it detected a change in > > the networking config and asked if I wanted to change the variable... On > > 2.2 this does not seem to happen - is that correct? I had to go into the > > environment variables and change it explicitly to get it to work from > > home... > > > > Do you still have that app or some sort of replacement for it? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brian > > > > > > Ivan R. Judson wrote: > > > > > That makes sense, clearly the discovery of devices in that code is > > > platform > > > specific. > > > > > > If you can write a python function that enumerates them we can integrate > > > that as a patch. > > > > > > --Ivan > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: dgol...@cp.dias.ie [mailto:dgol...@cp.dias.ie] > > >>Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:43 AM > > >>To: jud...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > > >>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.2 replacement for setupvideo.py > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>We'll have to sort out what's going on. > > >>> > > >> > > >>Haven't filed a formal bug report yet, but I immediately saw > > >>the problem once pointed to that method: > > >> > > >>/proc/video/dev doesn't exist at all on my system... > > >>(stock debian 2.6 kernel). > > >> > > >>In kernel 2.6 , the information is available via sysfs in > > >>/sys/class/video4linux not /proc/video/dev ... > > >> > > >>In 2.6 there has been a move to rationalise the /proc fs to > > >>be for processes only, and the sundry kernel stuff to /sys > > >> > > >>Neater that way, I guess. > > >> > > >>Best Regards, > > >> > > >>David Golden > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
