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# hostname cookbook
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## Description
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Sets hostname and FQDN of the node. The latest code is hosted at
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https://github.com/3ofcoins/chef-cookbook-hostname
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### Important
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Setting hostname on FQDN is not (and won't be) supported. Unfortunately, using dots in the hostname can cause
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[inconsistent results for any system that consumes DNS](http://serverfault.com/questions/229331/can-i-have-dots-in-a-hostname)
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and [is not allowed by RFC952](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc952). If a user
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needs additional info in their shell prompt, they can change PS1 in etc/profile
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to include the FQDN together with any information they find useful (such as
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the customer, the environment, etc).
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## Attributes
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- `node['set_fqdn']` - FQDN to set.
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The asterisk character will be replaced with `node.name`. This way,
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you can add this to base role:
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```ruby
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default_attributes :set_fqdn => '*.project-domain.com'
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```
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and have node set its FQDN and hostname based on its chef node name
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(which is provided on `chef-client` first run's command line).
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- `node['hostname_cookbook']['hostsfile_ip']` -- IP used in
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`/etc/hosts` to correctly set FQDN (default: `127.0.1.1`)
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## Recipes
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* `hostname::default` -- will set node's FQDN to value of `set_fqdn` attribute,
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and hostname to its host part (up to first dot).
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* `hostname::vmware` -- sets hostname automatically using vmtoolsd.
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You do not need to set `node["set_fqdn"]`.
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## Author
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Author: Maciej Pasternacki maciej@3ofcoins.net
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