Bug#867677: initramfs-tools: [patch] feature request: provide hook to set host name in InitRAMFS config dynamically

And if you remove the extension .sh, then it is also backwards compatible with Debian 4.0 "Etch" :) # Define your network setup for the InitRAMFS via IP variable # # Still a kernel ip parameter will override any InitRAMFS config # setting (see script /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init). # #

Bug#867677: initramfs-tools: [patch] feature request: provide hook to set host name in InitRAMFS config dynamically

Updated script, more clean and also processes conf/initramfs.conf#!/bin/sh # # This InitRAMFS hook provides: # Simple script to set IP parameter in InitRAMFS config with current # hostname, instead of manually maintaining InitRAMFS config. PREREQ="" prereqs() { echo "${PREREQ}" } case "${1}"

Bug#867677: initramfs-tools: [patch] feature request: provide hook to set host name in InitRAMFS config dynamically

Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.130 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Dear Maintainer, when connecting to the InitRAMFS via network (e.g. encrypted root fs), then it is helpful if the machine can be registered by its name in the DNS, making it possible to connect to it via its DNS name.