[Users] Debian - Odd, hopefully minor, machine name / prompt issue

[Jim Archer]

Okay, I'll file the bug report tonight.  Is there a reason I should stop 
using this kernel, or is this a minor issue?

--On Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:55 AM +0400 Kir Kolyshkin 
<kir at openvz.org> wrote:

> Thanks for reporting. Apparently when porting OpenVZ patchset to debian
> kernel utsname() virtualization got screwed... I suggest you to file a
> bug to http://bugs.debian.org/, and I have added Debian maintainer of
> OpenVZ packages to cc.
>
> Jim Archer wrote:
>> When logged into the main system:
>>
>> vps5000:~# hostname
>> vps5000.regtek.com
>> vps5000:~# vzlist
>>      VEID      NPROC STATUS  IP_ADDR         HOSTNAME
>>       102         13 running 72.46.65.30     nsp4.registrationtek.com
>>       104         21 running 72.46.65.47     mail5.registrationtek.com
>>       105         22 running 72.46.65.48     whois.registrationtek.com
>>       106          4 running 72.46.65.54     gz.registrationtek.com
>>       107          7 running 72.46.65.34     squid.registrationtek.com
>>      1000          4 running 72.46.67.2      vps1000.regtek.com
>>      1001         39 running 72.46.67.3      vps1002.registrationtek.com
>>      1002         29 running 72.46.67.7      tocco.regtek.com
>>      1003         23 running 72.46.67.8      firstclass.regtek.com
>>      5000          4 running 72.46.65.254    vps5000.regtek.com
>> vps5000:~# vzctl enter 102
>> entered into VE 102
>> vps5000:/# hostname
>> vps5000.regtek.com
>> vps5000:/# exit
>> logout
>> exited from VE 102
>> vps5000:~# vzctl enter 104
>> entered into VE 104
>> vps5000:/# hostname
>> vps5000.regtek.com
>> vps5000:/# exit
>> logout
>> exited from VE 104
>> vps5000:~# vzctl enter 1003
>> entered into VE 1003
>> vps5000:/# hostname
>> vps5000.regtek.com
>> vps5000:/# exit
>> logout
>> exited from VE 1003
>> vps5000:~#
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:30 PM +0400 Kir Kolyshkin
>> <kir at openvz.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Can you run hostname on the host system and inside a couple of VEs? Do
>>> they show the same or different hostnames?
>>>
>>> Jim Archer wrote:
>>>> Hi All...
>>>>
>>>> I just upgraded the kernel on my machine from:
>>>>
>>>> actual:/home/jim/openvz/kernels# uname -a
>>>> Linux actual.registrationtek.com 2.6.18-openvz-12-1etch1-amd64 #1 SMP
>>>> Fri May 4 23:37:24 MSD 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>> To:
>>>>
>>>> vps5000:~# uname -a
>>>> Linux vps5000.regtek.com 2.6.18-openvz-13-39.1d1-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Sep
>>>> 3 10:11:00 MSD 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I did this because I have been having a memory consumption problem
>>>> with Exim4 I was hoping to resolve.  I had been told that the Exim4
>>>> memory issue was a known issue and was fixed in later kernels.
>>>>
>>>> Anyhow, I installed the new kernel using dpkg -i and it seems to
>>>> install fine, with no warnings or errors.  It boots and runs fine,
>>>> even iSCSI. But, the odd issue is that the machine name in the prompt
>>>> is wrong.  As you can see from above, it went from:
>>>>
>>>> actual#
>>>>
>>>> To:
>>>>
>>>> vps5000#
>>>>
>>>> The name of the machine in /etc/hostname is actual and vps5000 is the
>>>> highest number vps I have.  Is this a serious issue or can I safely
>>>> ignore it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks...
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
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