AFAICS setting the hostname via dhcp still does not work,
even though the debug hooks show that both the old_host_name
and the new_host_name are sent. Attached you can find the
debug output.
Here is a suggested patch:
--- /sbin/dhclient-script.orig 2010-01-09 04:31:48.000000000 +0100
+++ /sbin/dhclient-script 2010-02-15 08:35:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@
BOUND|RENEW|REBIND|REBOOT)
- if [ -n "$old_host_name" -a -n "$host_name" -a \
- "$host_name" != "$old_host_name" ]; then
+ if [ -n "$new_host_name" ]; then
hostname "$new_host_name"
fi
Regards
Harri
Mon Feb 15 08:36:13 CET 2010: entering dhclient-enter-hooks.d, dumping
variables.
reason='PREINIT'
interface='eth0'
medium=''
alias_ip_address=''
new_ip_address=''
new_subnet_mask=''
new_domain_name=''
new_domain_search=''
new_domain_name_servers=''
new_routers=''
new_static_routes=''
old_ip_address=''
old_subnet_mask=''
old_domain_name=''
old_domain_search=''
old_domain_name_servers=''
new_host_name=''
old_host_name=''
old_routers=''
old_static_routes=''
--------------------------
Mon Feb 15 08:36:13 CET 2010: entering dhclient-exit-hooks.d, dumping variables.
reason='PREINIT'
interface='eth0'
medium=''
alias_ip_address=''
new_ip_address=''
new_subnet_mask=''
new_domain_name=''
new_domain_search=''
new_domain_name_servers=''
new_routers=''
new_static_routes=''
old_ip_address=''
old_subnet_mask=''
old_domain_name=''
old_domain_search=''
old_domain_name_servers=''
old_routers=''
new_host_name=''
old_host_name=''
old_static_routes=''
--------------------------
Mon Feb 15 08:36:16 CET 2010: entering dhclient-enter-hooks.d, dumping
variables.
reason='BOUND'
interface='eth0'
medium=''
alias_ip_address=''
new_ip_address='192.168.1.166'
new_subnet_mask='255.255.255.0'
new_domain_name='mydomain.de'
new_domain_search='mydomain.de.'
new_domain_name_servers='192.168.1.123 192.168.1.124'
new_routers='192.168.1.1'
new_static_routes=''
old_ip_address='192.168.1.166'
old_subnet_mask='255.255.255.0'
old_domain_name='mydomain.de'
old_domain_search='mydomain.de.'
old_domain_name_servers='192.168.1.123 192.168.1.124'
new_host_name='squeeze'
old_host_name='squeeze'
old_routers='192.168.1.1'
old_static_routes=''
--------------------------
Mon Feb 15 08:36:17 CET 2010: entering dhclient-exit-hooks.d, dumping variables.
reason='BOUND'
interface='eth0'
medium=''
alias_ip_address=''
new_ip_address='192.168.1.166'
new_subnet_mask='255.255.255.0'
new_domain_name='mydomain.de'
new_domain_search='mydomain.de.'
new_domain_name_servers='192.168.1.123 192.168.1.124'
new_routers='192.168.1.1'
new_static_routes=''
old_ip_address='192.168.1.166'
old_subnet_mask='255.255.255.0'
old_domain_name='mydomain.de'
old_domain_search='mydomain.de.'
old_domain_name_servers='192.168.1.123 192.168.1.124'
old_routers='192.168.1.1'
new_host_name='squeeze'
old_host_name='squeeze'
old_static_routes=''
--------------------------
