Re: Running host IP

[Mark . Burgess]

$(ipaddress) ??

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On  5 Apr, Dennis, Richard wrote:
> Sorry, nevermind, I figured out how to get this done.  I created a module
> "module:getLocalIP" to provide the local ip.  I'm including it in this mail
> just in case someone else runs accross the same issue w/ their linux
> systems.
> 
> --Rick
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> # Module:getLocalIP
> # $Id$
> #
> IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | awk '/inet addr/{print $2}' | sed 's/addr://'`
> echo "=MyIP="$IPADDR
> 
> 
> And then just put this in my config:
> 
> editfiles:
>    { /etc/hosts
>         BeginGroupIfNoSuchLine "127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain
> localhost"
>                 CommentLinesStarting   "127.0.0.1"
>                 InsertLine "127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain localhost"
>         EndGroup
>         BeginGroupIfNoSuchLine "$(MyIP)           $(host)"
>                 CommentLinesStarting   "$(MyIP)"
>                 InsertLine "$(MyIP)           $(host)"
>         EndGroup
>    }
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis, Richard 
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:33 PM
> To: 'help-cfengine@gnu.org'
> Subject: Running host IP
> 
> 
> Is there a variable or a simple way to get the ip of eth0 (or main
> interface) into a cfengine variable?
> 
> Linux has issues when the hostname is put in the 127.0.0.1 line rather than
> it's real interface's ip and hostname.  What I'm trying to do is comment out
> existing wrong 127.0.0.1 lines, and create a proper one. 
> 
> --Rick
> 
> editfiles:
>    { /etc/hosts
>         BeginGroupIfNoSuchLine "127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain
> localhost"
>                 CommentLinesStarting   "127.0.0.1"
>                 InsertLine "127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain localhost"
>                 InsertLine "$(some_variable)           $(host)"
>         EndGroup
>    }
> 
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