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Article #951Re: Easy way to find hostname/domainname
From: Mark Verber
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 1990 16:02
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 1990 16:02
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There are a variety of ways to try and get a hostname/fully qualified
domain name for a shell script. Some of the stratagies I have seen
include:
1. Write a replacement version of hostname which will run under on any
machine and return the appropriate information. You might want to add
a -fqdn switch to give a full qualified domain name since many people
run with shortnames (ie hostname without domainnames tacks on).
2. Create a file called something like /etc/sysinfo which contains
fields which decribe how to get domainame and a short hostname, and
whatever other useful things you need. For example, on my Suns this
file would look something like this:
`arch`:/vmunix:"bsd":"sunos-41":`/bin/hostname`:"mps.ohio-state.edu"
and have a shell/perl/awk/etc script that rips important info out.
3. Make some assumptions. For example, the following script should
run on all the systems I currently maintain (I think... I am writing
off the top of my head). On the other hand, I am sure the is some
version of Unix will break it. Assuptions are that the person is either
running with a domain name resolver, or has a /etc/domainname file.
#! /bin/csh
if ( -e /etc/resolv.conf ) then
set domain = `grep domain /etc/resolv.conf`
set domain = $domain[2]
else if ( -e /etc/domainname ) then
set domain = `cat /etc/domainname`
else
unset domain
endif
if ( -e /bin/hostname ) then
set host = `hostname`
else if ( -e /bin/uname ) then
set host = `uname -n`
else if ( -e /usr/bin/uuname ) then
set host = `uuname -l`
else
set host = unknown
endif
set host = (`echo $host | tr '.' ' '`)
set host = $host[1]
if ( $?domain ) then
setenv HOST $host.$domain
else
setenv HOST $host
endif
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!verber From: verber@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu (Mark Verber) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Easy way to find hostname/domainname Message-ID: <VERBER.90Oct1120238@capemay.mps.ohio-state.edu> Date: 1 Oct 90 16:02:38 GMT References: <1990Sep28.162012.14325@saukh.rd.jvd.su> Sender: news@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu Followup-To: comp.unix.programmer Organization: Ohio State University; Physics Department Lines: 51 In-reply-to: nms@saukh.rd.jvd.su's message of 28 Sep 90 16:20:12 GMT