cc_update_etc_hosts: Use the distribution-defined path for the hosts file

cloudinit/config/cc_update_etc_hosts.py

@@ -9,27 +9,28 @@
 """
 Update Etc Hosts
 ----------------
-**Summary:** update ``/etc/hosts``
+**Summary:** update the hosts file (usually ``/etc/hosts``)
 
-This module will update the contents of ``/etc/hosts`` based on the
-hostname/fqdn specified in config. Management of ``/etc/hosts`` is controlled
-using ``manage_etc_hosts``. If this is set to false, cloud-init will not manage
-``/etc/hosts`` at all. This is the default behavior.
+This module will update the contents of the local hosts database (hosts file;
+usually ``/etc/hosts``) based on the hostname/fqdn specified in config.
+Management of the hosts file is controlled using ``manage_etc_hosts``. If this
+is set to false, cloud-init will not manage the hosts file at all. This is the
+default behavior.
 
-If set to ``true`` or ``template``, cloud-init will generate ``/etc/hosts``
+If set to ``true`` or ``template``, cloud-init will generate the hosts file
 using the template located in ``/etc/cloud/templates/hosts.tmpl``. In the
 ``/etc/cloud/templates/hosts.tmpl`` template, the strings ``$hostname`` and
 ``$fqdn`` will be replaced with the hostname and fqdn respectively.
 
 If ``manage_etc_hosts`` is set to ``localhost``, then cloud-init will not
-rewrite ``/etc/hosts`` entirely, but rather will ensure that a entry for the
-fqdn with a distribution dependent ip is present in ``/etc/hosts`` (i.e.
-``ping <hostname>`` will ping ``127.0.0.1`` or ``127.0.1.1`` or other ip).
+rewrite the hosts file entirely, but rather will ensure that a entry for the
+fqdn with a distribution dependent ip is present (i.e. ``ping <hostname>`` will
+ping ``127.0.0.1`` or ``127.0.1.1`` or other ip).
 
 .. note::
     if ``manage_etc_hosts`` is set ``true`` or ``template``, the contents
-    of ``/etc/hosts`` will be updated every boot. to make any changes to
-    ``/etc/hosts`` persistant they must be made in
+    of the hosts file will be updated every boot. To make any changes to
+    the hosts file persistent they must be made in
     ``/etc/cloud/templates/hosts.tmpl``
 
 .. note::
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@
 
 def handle(name, cfg, cloud, log, _args):
     manage_hosts = util.get_cfg_option_str(cfg, "manage_etc_hosts", False)
+
+    hosts_fn = cloud.distro.hosts_fn
+
     if util.translate_bool(manage_hosts, addons=['template']):
         (hostname, fqdn) = util.get_hostname_fqdn(cfg, cloud)
         if not hostname:
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ def handle(name, cfg, cloud, log, _args):
                                 " found for distro %s") %
                                (cloud.distro.osfamily))
 
-        templater.render_to_file(tpl_fn_name, '/etc/hosts',
+        templater.render_to_file(tpl_fn_name, hosts_fn,
                                  {'hostname': hostname, 'fqdn': fqdn})
 
     elif manage_hosts == "localhost":
@@ -84,10 +88,10 @@ def handle(name, cfg, cloud, log, _args):
                          " but no hostname was found"))
             return
 
-        log.debug("Managing localhost in /etc/hosts")
+        log.debug("Managing localhost in %s", hosts_fn)
         cloud.distro.update_etc_hosts(hostname, fqdn)
     else:
         log.debug(("Configuration option 'manage_etc_hosts' is not set,"
-                   " not managing /etc/hosts in module %s"), name)
+                   " not managing %s in module %s"), hosts_fn, name)
 
 # vi: ts=4 expandtab

tools/.github-cla-signers

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ bmhughes
 candlerb
 cawamata
 ciprianbadescu
+citrus-it
 dankenigsberg
 ddymko
 dermotbradley