Ticket #320: dhcp-hosts-fix-2.patch

connect/dhcp/bootscripts.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
 echo "Bringing up the eth0 interface..."
 modprobe eth0
 loadproc $DHCP_PROG $DHCP_START
+
+echo "Setting up the /etc/hosts file..."
+
+IPADDR=`ifconfig eth0 | \
+grep "inet addr" | cut -f 2 -d ":" | cut -f 1 -d " "`
+
+sed "s/0.0.0.0/$IPADDR/" \
+    /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/hosts.dhcp > /etc/hosts
+evaluate_retval
+
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>Then the <filename>ifdown-eth0</filename> script:</para>
@@ -64 +74 @@
 evaluate_retval
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Finally, we need to make these scripts executable:</para>
+<para>Next, we need to make these scripts executable:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>chmod 755 /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifup-eth0 &amp;&amp;
 chmod 755 /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifdown-eth0</userinput></screen></para>
 
+<para>Finally, we need to copy your current <userinput>/etc/hosts</userinput> 
+file to another location, and then edit it so that the script can correct the 
+IP address in the original file on bootup.</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>cp /etc/hosts /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/hosts.dhcp</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>Now start your favorite editor, and open
+<userinput>/etc/sysconfig/network-devices/hosts.dhcp</userinput>.   Find
+the line that lists the previous static IP address of the FQDN and
+change it to the value "<userinput>0.0.0.0</userinput>".</para>
+
 </sect2>
 
 </sect1>