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 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178>.

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

7.0.0                                             Dec 14, 2025                           CDIST-TYPE__HOSTNAME(7)