generated hostname

nothub · Oct 26, 2023 · 91306a9 · 91306a9
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ Run `build.sh` to generate a hands-free iso image.
 
 ### Password
 
-If the `-p` flag is not set, a new admin password will be generated automatically.
+If the `-p` flag is not set, a random admin password will be generated.
+
+### Hostname
+
+If the `-n` flag is not set, a hash of the machines mac addresses will be used as hostname.
 
 ## Debug in VM
 

diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ usage() {
 
 username="admin"
 password="$(pwgen -ns 16 1)"
-hostname="machine"
+hostname="$(cat /sys/class/net/en*/address | md5sum | tr -dc "[:alnum:]" | head -c 8)"
 domain="example.org"
 iso_url="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso"
 sign_key="DA87E80D6294BE9B"