[systemd-devel] [PATCH 1/4] Add ENVIRONMENT to hostnamectl

[Michael Biebl]

2014-07-08 13:40 GMT+02:00 Lennart Poettering <lennart at poettering.net>:
> I'd go for something generic like "description" or "comment" or so. Or
> maybe "purpose". I think simply "description" appears to be the best
> option for me.
>
> BTW, something I also wanted to see for a long time, was a "location"
> field, that can be freely configured by the admin, but is initially
> filled in from geoip or so. In many setups it's quite relevant to know
> where a server is located. Depending on the usecase ot could be as
> generic as "Berlin, Germany" or maybe as specific as "3rd shelf, left
> cabinet" or so, whatever people need. (Of course, on laptops it makes
> little sense...)

This information looks like local state, i.e. can't be part of
/usr/lib/os-release.

So, will this create a copy of /usr/lib/os-release at /etc/os-release
if this additional information is added?

If so, what happens if the os itself is upgraded and
/usr/lib/os-release get's an update?

Michael

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