Your message dated Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:09:16 +0000
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and subject line Bug#552482: fixed in hostname 3.01
has caused the Debian Bug report #552482,
regarding hostname -s behaviour should be consistent with other unixes (and
with documentation)
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Package: hostname
Version: 2.95
hostname -s
on a host with a hostname that does not resolve in the DNS
behaves differently on Debian as on FreeBSD/OpenBSD/AIX/MacOsX.
On Debian when the hostname does not resolve in the DNS
hostname -s
returns "hostname: Unknown host" message.
On FreeBSD/OpenBSD/AIX/MacOsX when the hostname does not resolve in the DNS
hostname -s
returns short host name (no matter if the hostname resolves or not).
hostname man page does not say anything about whether the hostname should
resolve or not.
-s, --short
Display the short host name. This is the host name cut at the first dot.
Steps to Reproduce:
run hostname -s on a server whose Fully qualified hostname does not resolve in
the DNS.
Actual results:
[root ~]# hostname some.thing.stupid
[root ~]# hostname
some.thing.stupid
[root ~]# hostname -s
hostname: Unknown host
Expected results:
[root ~]# hostname some.thing.stupid
[root ~]# hostname
some.thing.stupid
[root ~]# hostname -s
some
See also
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hostname/+bug/389602
where reporter says that:
"The documentation states that -s just trims the domain off if it exists, but
that's not what it does.
Either it should behave exactly that way or the doc should be updated."
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: hostname
Source-Version: 3.01
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
hostname, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
hostname_3.01.dsc
to main/h/hostname/hostname_3.01.dsc
hostname_3.01.tar.gz
to main/h/hostname/hostname_3.01.tar.gz
hostname_3.01_amd64.deb
to main/h/hostname/hostname_3.01_amd64.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Michael Meskes <[email protected]> (supplier of updated hostname package)
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:25:38 +0100
Source: hostname
Binary: hostname
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 3.01
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Hostname Team <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Michael Meskes <[email protected]>
Description:
hostname - utility to set/show the host name or domain name
Closes: 552482
Changes:
hostname (3.01) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Made 'hostname -s' only display the host name cut at the first dot.
(Closes: #552482)
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