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

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

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