Yes, that's exactly right. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rigler, Steve Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:41 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: RE: Hostname and IP address during kickstart > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Nesbitt > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:32 AM > To: golharam@xxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Hostname and IP address during kickstart > > > > Source /etc/sysconfig/network > > IPADDR=`hostname $HOSTNAME | cut -f 4 -d ' '` > > echo "127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost" > > /etc/hosts > > echo "$IPADDR $HOSTNAME.umdnj.edu $HOSTNAME" >> /etc/hosts > > > > > > ----- > > Ryan Golhar > > Computational Biologist > > The Informatics Institute at > > The University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ > > > > Phone: 973-972-5034 > > Fax: 973-972-7412 > > Email: golharam@xxxxxxxxx > > > Ryan, > If you want to use $HOSTNAME, look at 'man hostname' it has a > -f and -s option > for short or long (fqdn) option. > > I don't see how "IPADDR=`hostname $HOSTNAME | cut -f 4 -d ' > '`" works, that > not going to give you an IP address. > > Also, how are you getting an IP ftrom > /etc/sysconfig/network,if it's dhcp, > there should be no IP address in there (nor is it going to be in > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0) > > Pete Given what "cut" is expecting, I'd assume we'd really mean to run "host" instead of "hostname". -Steve -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list