NAME

       cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname

DESCRIPTION

       Sets the hostname on various operating systems.

       Tip: For advice on choosing a hostname, see RFC 1178.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       name   The   hostname   to   set.   Defaults   to   the  first  segment  of  __target_host
              (${__target_host%%.*})

MESSAGES

       changed
              Changed the hostname

EXAMPLES

          # take hostname from __target_host
          __hostname

          # set hostname explicitly
          __hostname --name some-static-hostname

AUTHORS

       Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify  it  under  the
       terms  of  the  GNU  General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
       either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

COPYRIGHT

       ungleich GmbH 2021