Handle the case when the admin forgot to set $hostname,

which can happen in new installations: advise to set the
variable and refer to rc.conf(5).

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/etc/rc.d/hostname b/etc/rc.d/hostname
index 3db4e77..a18b29c 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/hostname
+++ b/etc/rc.d/hostname
@@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ hostname_start()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	/bin/hostname ${hostname}
+	# Have we got a hostname yet?
+	#
+	if [ -z "${hostname}" ]; then
+		warn "\$hostname is not set -- see ${rcvar_manpage}."
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# All right, it is safe to invoke hostname(1) now.
+	#
+	/bin/hostname "${hostname}"
 	echo "Setting hostname: `hostname`."
 }