Public bug reported:
The Open vSwitch init script `ovs-ctl` determines the system hostname
and records it in the `external-ids:hostname` field of the `Open-
vSwitch` table in the local OVSDB.
This value may be consumed by downstream software and having it unset or
set to a incorrect value could lead to erratic behavior of a system.
In recent Ubuntu development we have also made it possible to configure
Open vSwitch with netplan.io, which allows for a Open vSwitch controlled
data path to be the only external network connection on a system.
As such the current startup sequence of Open vSwitch is insufficient to
allow for reliable recording of FQDN / hostname at system boot-up time.
A possible solution to this would be to extend the upstream `ovs-ctl`
script to allow controlling when the hostname is recorded and adding a
new Systemd service file to the package that calls the `record-hostname`
function at a more appropriate time, i.e. after or as part of the
`network-online.target`.
** Affects: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Assignee: Frode Nordahl (fnordahl)
Status: In Progress
** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Frode Nordahl (fnordahl)
** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
** Changed in: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
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Title:
FQDN / hostname recorded in OVSDB is unreliable
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