On 12/21/2012 11:04 PM, Jonas Jonsson L wrote:
> Hi!
> This is probably a very stupid question, but I don't understand how to 
> set the hostname of the system that I'm building (I'm building a 
> 'core-image-minimal'), unless I
> A) write a /etc/hostname file to the image, or
> B) write a script that updates the hostname during startup
> The installed (/etc/hostname) file is created & installed in the 
> base-files recipe, but I don't understand how to set/use the 
> hostname-variable in that recipe so that it becomes what I want it to 
> be (unless I start editing that recipe ....).
> Is there a way to modify the hostname from my 'local.conf' file?
The hostname.sh script in recipes-core/initscripts will be later 
modified to regard the kernel command line parameters. You can then 
specify your hostname in kernel command line when booting.

Best Regards,
Chen Qi
> Best regards, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
> Jonas
>
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