hostname and /fai/files

[Thomas Lange]

>>>>> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 15:05:12 +0200, Frank Grimm <fgr at zlug.org> said:

    > Hi, we are using fai to install a set of linux clients -- great
    > tool!
Thanks.

    > Currently we are setting HOSTNAME by appending the last part of
    > the IPv4 address (which the install client receives via dhcp) to
    > a hostname prefix, e.g. fainode-99. Is there a way to get the
    > given dhcp hostname and take it as the hostname?
The install clients should receive their host names when you have this
line in your dhcpd.conf file:

use-host-decl-names on;

    > Another problem are the files in /usr/local/share/fai/files
    > which are not copied to the install client for a certain class
    > (say FAINODE). E.g.  /usr/local/share/fai/etc/hosts/FAINODE is
    > not copied to a client defining class FAINODE.  Is there a class
    > or task that has to be defined/executed in order to copy
    > /fai/files?
These files are copied using the fcopy command which is used in many
scripts after the software packages has been installed.

-- 
reagrds Thomas