PATH=/sbin:/bin . /lib/init/vars.sh . /lib/lsb/init-functions do_start () { [ -f /etc/hostname ] && HOSTNAME="$(cat /etc/hostname)" # Keep current name if /etc/hostname is missing. [ -z "$HOSTNAME" ] && HOSTNAME="$(hostname)" # And set it to 'localhost' if no setting was found [ -z "$HOSTNAME" ] && HOSTNAME=localhost [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting hostname to '$HOSTNAME'" hostname "$HOSTNAME" ES=$? [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_end_msg $ES } case "$1" in start|"") do_start ;; restart|reload|force-reload) echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2 exit 3 ;; stop) # No-op ;; *) echo "Usage: hostname.sh [start|stop]" >&2 exit 3 ;; esac