Re: install/51683: sysinst incorrectly puts the domain name on the hostname in /etc/rc.conf

[Dean Anderson <dean%av8.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/51683; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Dean Anderson <dean%av8.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: install-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
    dean%av8.net@localhost
Subject: Re: install/51683: sysinst incorrectly puts the domain name on the
 hostname in /etc/rc.conf
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 14:23:51 -0500 (EST)

 DHCP adds the domain to any names that don't have a dot at the end. 
 That is the correct behavior.
 
 The hostname should not include the domainname in rc.conf:
 For example it should be
 hostname=mktdata1
 instead of
 hostname=mktdata1.boscp.av8.net
 
 When dhcp sees a hostname "mktdata1.boscp.av8.net" (note no dot), it 
 will append the domain name.
 
  		--Dean
 
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 On Sat, 3 Dec 2016, Martin Husemann wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR install/51683; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/51683: sysinst incorrectly puts the domain name on the hostname in /etc/rc.conf
 > Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:15:45 +0100
 >
 > On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 10:30:00PM +0000, dean%av8.net@localhost wrote:
 > > When dhcpcd update the reverse dns, it will have
 > > <hostname>.<domainname>.<domainname>.
 >
 > I am not sure what you mean here: AFAICT dhcpcd does never update reverse
 > dns. Your DHCP server may be configured to do dynamic DNS updates and
 > there may be a configuration issue hiding there.
 >
 > Martin
 >
 >