Re: Set hostname of guest during installation time
On 10/19/20 5:59 PM, john doe wrote:
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
>
Hi,
This bug is now RFI, is there anything that I can do to move it along?
I believe that virt-manager developers are swamped with some other work,
so writing up patches looks like your best bet.
Will this option be of any help if installing a VM using PXE?
Yeah, I don't think that installation method gets in the way.
Michal