}
if (!arg_machine) {
- arg_machine = strdup(basename(arg_image ?: arg_directory));
+ if (arg_directory && path_equal(arg_directory, "/"))
+ arg_machine = gethostname_malloc();
+ else
+ arg_machine = strdup(basename(arg_image ?: arg_directory));
+
if (!arg_machine)
return log_oom();
log_error("Failed to determine machine name automatically, please use -M.");
return -EINVAL;
}
+
+ if (arg_ephemeral) {
+ char *b;
+
+ /* Add a random suffix when this is an
+ * ephemeral machine, so that we can run many
+ * instances at once without manually having
+ * to specify -M each time. */
+
+ if (asprintf(&b, "%s-%016" PRIx64, arg_machine, random_u64()) < 0)
+ return log_oom();
+
+ free(arg_machine);
+ arg_machine = b;
+ }
}
return 0;