asked 2016-07-01 18:03:13 +0200
After a reboot, my phone won't honor the hostname in /etc/hostname:
nemo@localhost:~ $ cat /etc/hostname
droplet
nemo@localhost:~ $ hostname
localhost
nemo@localhost:~ $
Any ideas?
I am running 2.0.0.10 on a Fairphone 2.
answered 2016-07-01 21:21:35 +0200
This this [1] bug, the hostname is set in /init.rc which prevents systemd from setting the hostname on boot. Remove the line in init.rc and everything is fine.
Couldn't find any occurrence of "hostname" in my /etc/init.rc file. (Jolla phone, Taalojärvi, no Android)
objectifnul ( 2016-07-02 10:49:54 +0200 )editI can confirm that the suggested fix works (Sailfish OS 2.0.0.10 (alpha1) on Fairphone 2). I commented out hostname localhost and domainname localdomain in /init.rc, and now the hostname configured in /etc/hostname is used after reboot.
@Thaodan: I also wrote the wrong file name here, but couldn't edit the comment, so re-posting as new instead.
luen ( 2016-07-02 15:48:20 +0200 )editanswered 2016-07-01 19:18:32 +0200
Did you try the hostname command in fingerterm? (You must be root to modify the host name)
I can't remember the details but I remember there was some problem with the hostname command. Something silly like it did not survive a reboot or something like that. So I edited the /etc/hostname file, rebooted and hey presto - problem solved. Hence my question to the OP.
In my experience (Taalojärvi), the hostname <pick_a_name> command is actually working (check the fingerterm prompt string after terminal is closed then relaunched), but does not modify the /etc/hostname file.
OTOH, manually editing /etc/hostname has no effect, even after reboot.
Weird.
objectifnul ( 2016-07-01 19:35:53 +0200 )editYes, setting the hostname with the hostname command works temporarily, but the name is gone again after rebooting.
Asked: 2016-07-01 18:03:13 +0200
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Did you reboot after editing the file?
pichlo ( 2016-07-01 19:11:30 +0200 )edit