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

Ola Lundqvist ola at opalsys.net
Thu Sep 13 03:19:52 EDT 2007


Hi

kernel-patch-openvz

Best regards,

// Ola

On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 02:12:19AM -0400, Jim Archer wrote:
> 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
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>> Users mailing list
> >>>>>> Users at openvz.org
> >>>>>> https://openvz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Users mailing list
> >>>>> Users at openvz.org
> >>>>> https://openvz.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >--
> > --- Ola Lundqvist systemkonsult --- M Sc in IT Engineering ----
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 --- Ola Lundqvist systemkonsult --- M Sc in IT Engineering ----
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