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Feature patch for chroot, adding --hostname parameter

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From: zaerc <at> xs4all.nl
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Feature patch for chroot, adding --hostname parameter
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:46:10 +0200

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Hello,

Here is a small patch to chroot that adds the ability to run the chroot
environment with a different namespace for the hostname.

I am hoping that other people (besides myself) will find this feature
useful, and that it will be considered for inclusion in the excellent
coreutils suite.

The additional code is plainly stolen from Michael Marineau's chname tool,
so I reckon most of the credit should go to him. (see
http://mike.marineau.org/blog/code/2007-07-23-giving-chroot-its-own-hostname-chname
)

With kind regards,
Zaerc Rene.

[coreutils_chroot-hostname.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

Message #8 received at 9067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: zaerc <at> xs4all.nl, 9067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9067: Feature patch for chroot, adding --hostname parameter
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 07:33:08 -0600

severity 9067 wishlist
tags 9067 wontfix
close 9067


(triaging old bugs)

Hello,

On 13/07/11 04:46 AM, zaerc <at> xs4all.nl wrote:
> Here is a small patch to chroot that adds the ability to run the chroot
> environment with a different namespace for the hostname.
> 
> I am hoping that other people (besides myself) will find this feature
> useful, and that it will be considered for inclusion in the excellent
> coreutils suite.
> 
> The additional code is plainly stolen from Michael Marineau's chname tool,
> so I reckon most of the credit should go to him. (see
> http://mike.marineau.org/blog/code/2007-07-23-giving-chroot-its-own-hostname-chname
> )

Thank you for the patch, sorry it fell between the cracks and have not 
been responded to in so long.

In the long time since your suggestion, the util-linux package
gained unshare(1) and nsenter(1), as well as many other new
3rd-party tools to control namespaces.

As such, I'm closing the bug.

regards,
 - assaf

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