Re: Set hostname of guest during installation time

On 3/27/2020 5:13 PM, Michal Prívozník wrote: > On 27. 3. 2020 16:48, Michal Prívozník wrote: >> On 27. 3. 2020 14:57, john doe wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I would like to set the hostname when installing a guest, with the below >>> command the hostname is not set to 'try06' in the guest: >>> >>> virt-install --name=try06 --graphic none --pxe --network bridge=virbr0 >> >> This is the name of the guest registered in libvirt. I don't think that >> virt-install has wired up setting hostname, but it looks like it can do >> it. I mean, use --name for both libvirt name and guest hostname. > > On the other hand, users might want to set it to something else. So we > really should have a separate argument for that. Anyway, I've reported > it to virt-install developers: > > https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/issues/94 > Many thanks for your answer and for passing it along. I agree, an option to trigger this behavior is best. After executing the above command and before the hostname step, the following workaround seems to work: $ virsh net-dhcp-leases default Expiry Time MAC address Protocol IP address Hostname Client ID or DUID ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020-03-27 18:03:36 52:54:00:9d:d1:e7 ipv4 192.168.122.45/24 - ff:00:9d:d1:e7:00:01:00:01:26:10:e0:58:52:54:00:9d:d1:e7 $ virsh net-update default add ip-dhcp-host "<host mac='52:54:00:9d:d1:e7' name='try06' ip='192.168.122.45'/>" What I am not sure about is how to predetermine the MAC address of the guest before starting the installer?