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

[Jim Archer]

Thanks very much Ola.  What package do you want the bug reported against?


--On Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:07 AM +0200 Ola Lundqvist 
<ola at opalsys.net> wrote:

> Hi Jim
>
> That depends on what you have on the system. In some cases the
> configuration is dependent on the hostname. For example exim can get a
> bit confused if the hostname is not the correct one.
>
> I will start to look on this bug asap. As Kir said something must have
> become wrong when the patchset was merged to Debian.
>
> Best regards,
>
> // Ola
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 04:59:33PM -0400, Jim Archer wrote:
>> 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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