if [[ -f /sys/class/net/end0/address ]]; then ETHNAME=$(cat /sys/class/net/end0/address) BASED=end0 elif [[ -f /sys/class/net/eth0/address ]]; then ETHNAME=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address) BASED=eth0 else ETHNAME=$(cat /sys/class/net/en*/address) BASED=$(echo /sys/class/net/en*/address) fi FOUND=($(grep -l -r MAC=$ETHNAME /home/l_samenv/boxtools/cfg)) if [ -z "$FOUND" ]; then BOXID=${ETHNAME//:/} BOXID=${BOXID: -6} HOSTNAME=box$BOXID else FOUND=$(basename ${FOUND[0]}) # remove directory part HOSTNAME=${FOUND%%.cfg} # remove extension fi echo "set hostname to $HOSTNAME based on $BASED $ETHNAME" echo $HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname echo "127.0.0.1 localhost $HOSTNAME" > /etc/hosts