> > "Wiggins D Anconia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi, > > I have found in general the > > module that is chosen is based more on the format of the config file, > > > YAML is a rising star as formats go, I believe. > > > > > > > where is hostname? is > > it's a system command (back ticks). >
You missed the point, *I* know what 'hostname' is, but you restrict yourself to platforms and environments that have it defined and open yourself to security issues by attempting to use it in the manner you stated. On my RH 9.0 box hostname is in, /bin, on solaris 8 it is in /usr/bin, other systems could put it in any of /usr/local/bin, /opt/bin, /usr/sbin, /sbin, /my/really/long/weird/location/bin, etc., who knows if windows even has 'hostname' and where it would be.... ok so you depend on it being in the path, is the path setup correctly? what happens when you put it in cron? how about under a chroot? What happens when someone throws, ~/bin in their path and wants to have a 'hostname' command that logs into their NAT box and updates an IP address, ok they chose a dumb name, but your script is now broke...... http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
