[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#643771: initscripts: hostname is set to FQDN; /etc/hostname not read or hostname.sh not executed?

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Wouter Van Hemel]
> Hello,

Hi.

> Since yesterday, `hostname` returns the FQDN and also $HOSTNAME is set
> to the FQDN.

Did you just upgrade the initscripts package?  I would suspect changed
behaviour in /bin/hostname, or something setting the hostname before
/etc/init.d/hostname get a chance to execute.  Which boot system are you
using?

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen