X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fhostnamectl.xml;h=b1f038156d62541571cd9541798243e8614a8e4f;hp=d7a9e92879b45b042d7a68385dedc1bbf86cbbfa;hb=f407824d751a9cb31abfdf0343fe179e0efef259;hpb=e9dd9f9547350c7dc0473583b5c2228dc8f0ab76 diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml index d7a9e9287..b1f038156 100644 --- a/man/hostnamectl.xml +++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> - - - - hostnamectl - systemd - - - - Developer - Lennart - Poettering - lennart@poettering.net - - - - - - hostnamectl - 1 - - - - hostnamectl - Control the system hostname - - - - - hostnamectl OPTIONS COMMAND - - - - - Description - - hostnamectl may be used to - query and change the system hostname and related - settings. - - This tool distinguishes three different - hostnames: the high-level "pretty" hostname which - might include all kinds of special characters - (e.g. "Lennart's Laptop"), the static hostname which - is used to initialize the kernel hostname at boot - (e.g. "lennarts-laptop"), and the transient hostname - which might be assigned temporarily due to network - configuration and might revert back to the static - hostname if network connectivity is lost and is only - temporarily written to the kernel hostname - (e.g. "dhcp-47-11"). - - Note that the pretty hostname has little - restrictions on the characters used, while the static - and transient hostnames are limited to the usually - accepted characters of internet domain names. - - The static hostname is stored in - /etc/hostname, see - hostname5 - for more information. The pretty hostname, chassis - type and icon name are stored in - /etc/machine-info, see - machine-id5. - - - - Options - - The following options are understood: - - - - - - - Prints a short help - text and exits. - - - - - - Prints a short version - string and exits. - - - - - - Don't query the user - for authentication for privileged - operations. - - - - - - - Acquire privileges via PolicyKit - before executing the operation. - - - - - - - Execute the operation - remotely. Specify a hostname, or - username and hostname separated by @, - to connect to. This will use SSH to - talk to a remote - system. - - - - - - - - If - set-hostname is - invoked and one or more of these - options are passed, only the selected - hostname(s) is/are - updated. - - - - The following commands are understood: - - - - status - - Show current system - hostname and related - information. - - - - set-hostname [NAME] - - Set the system - hostname. By default, this will alter - the pretty, the static, and the - transient hostname alike; however, if - one or more of - , - , - are used, - only the selected hostnames are - changed. If the pretty hostname is - being set, and static or transient are - being set as well, the specified - hostname will be simplified in regards - to the character set used before the - latter are updated. This is done by - replacing spaces with "-" and removing - special characters. This ensures that - the pretty and the static hostname are - always closely related while still - following the validity rules of the - specific name. This simplification of - the hostname string is not done if - only the transient and/or static - hostnames are set, and the pretty - hostname is left untouched. Pass the - empty string "" as the hostname to - reset the selected hostnames to their - default (usually "localhost"). - - - - - set-icon-name [NAME] - - Set the system icon - name. The icon name is used by some - graphical applications to visualize - this host. The icon name should follow - the Icon - Naming Specification. Pass an - empty string to this operation to - reset the icon name to the default - value, which is determined from chassis - type (see below) and possibly other - parameters. - - - - set-chassis [TYPE] - - Set the chassis - type. The chassis type is used by some - graphical applications to visualize - the host or alter user - interaction. Currently, the following - chassis types are defined: - desktop, - laptop, - server, - tablet, - handset, as well as - the special chassis types - vm and - container for - virtualized systems that lack an - immediate physical chassis. Pass an - empty string to this operation to - reset the chassis type to the default - value which is determined from the - firmware and possibly other - parameters. - - - - - - - Exit status - - On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure - code otherwise. - - - - See Also - - systemd1, - hostname1, - hostname5, - machine-info5, - systemctl1, - systemd-hostnamed.service8 - - + + + + hostnamectl + systemd + + + + Developer + Lennart + Poettering + lennart@poettering.net + + + + + + hostnamectl + 1 + + + + hostnamectl + Control the system hostname + + + + + hostnamectl + OPTIONS + COMMAND + + + + + Description + + hostnamectl may be used to query and + change the system hostname and related settings. + + This tool distinguishes three different hostnames: the + high-level "pretty" hostname which might include all kinds of + special characters (e.g. "Lennart's Laptop"), the static hostname + which is used to initialize the kernel hostname at boot (e.g. + "lennarts-laptop"), and the transient hostname which is a default + received from network configuration. If a static hostname is set, + and is valid (something other than localhost), then the transient + hostname is not used. + + Note that the pretty hostname has little restrictions on the + characters used, while the static and transient hostnames are + limited to the usually accepted characters of Internet domain + names. + + The static hostname is stored in + /etc/hostname, see + hostname5 + for more information. The pretty hostname, chassis type, and icon + name are stored in /etc/machine-info, see + machine-info5. + + Use + systemd-firstboot1 + to initialize the system host name for mounted (but not booted) + system images. + + + + Options + + The following options are understood: + + + + + + Do not query the user for authentication for + privileged operations. + + + + + + + + If status is used (or no + explicit command is given) and one of those fields is given, + hostnamectl will print out just this + selected hostname. + + If used with set-hostname, only the + selected hostname(s) will be updated. When more than one of + those options is used, all the specified hostnames will be + updated. + + + + + + + + + + The following commands are understood: + + + + status + + Show current system + hostname and related + information. + + + + set-hostname NAME + + Set the system hostname to + NAME. By default, this will alter + the pretty, the static, and the transient hostname alike; + however, if one or more of , + , are + used, only the selected hostnames are changed. If the pretty + hostname is being set, and static or transient are being set + as well, the specified hostname will be simplified in regards + to the character set used before the latter are updated. This + is done by replacing spaces with - and + removing special characters. This ensures that the pretty and + the static hostname are always closely related while still + following the validity rules of the specific name. This + simplification of the hostname string is not done if only the + transient and/or static host names are set, and the pretty + host name is left untouched. + + Pass the empty string as the + hostname to reset the selected hostnames to their default + (usually localhost). + + + + set-icon-name NAME + + Set the system icon name to + NAME. The icon name is used by some + graphical applications to visualize this host. The icon name + should follow the Icon + Naming Specification. + + Pass an empty string to reset the icon name to the + default value, which is determined from chassis type (see + below) and possibly other parameters. + + + + set-chassis TYPE + + Set the chassis type to + TYPE. The chassis type is used by + some graphical applications to visualize the host or alter + user interaction. Currently, the following chassis types are + defined: + desktop, + laptop, + server, + tablet, + handset, + watch, + embedded, + as well as the special chassis types + vm and + container for virtualized systems that lack + an immediate physical chassis. + + Pass an empty string to reset the chassis type to the + default value which is determined from the firmware and + possibly other parameters. + + + + + set-deployment ENVIRONMENT + + Set the deployment environment description. + ENVIRONMENT must be a single word + without any control characters. One of the following is + suggested: + development, + integration, + staging, + production. + + + Pass an empty string to reset to the default empty + value. + + + + + set-location LOCATION + + Set the location string for the system, if it + is known. LOCATION should be a + human-friendly, free-form string describing the physical + location of the system, if it is known and applicable. This + may be as generic as Berlin, Germany or as + specific as Left Rack, 2nd Shelf. + + Pass an empty string to reset to the default empty + value. + + + + + + + Exit status + + On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code + otherwise. + + + + See Also + + systemd1, + hostname1, + hostname5, + machine-info5, + systemctl1, + systemd-hostnamed.service8, + systemd-firstboot1 + +