Fog Client Hostname Changer (Ubuntu)
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So I’m just about done setting up my master image for Ubuntu 19.04 signage machines. But I cannot seem to get the fog client to change the hostname on boot.
The log claims users are logged in, and it can’t change the hostname. Its on a cold boot, so there shouldn’t be any users logged in yet. I’ve double checked that all of the “Hostname Changer” check boxes are selected.
I do have the machine set to automatically login. I was worried that might not be giving the client enough time to change the name before the player account logs in, so I set the account to login after a 20 second delay. no luck.
it logs into a non-sudoer player account with no password, if that makes any difference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------Authentication-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:57 PM Client-Info Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:57 PM Client-Info OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:57 PM Middleware::Authentication Waiting for authentication timeout to pass 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication Download: http://fogserver/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Data::RSA FOG Server CA cert found 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Authentication Cert OK 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication POST URL: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&authorize&newService 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Authentication Authenticated 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&configure&newService&json 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&mac=00:30:18:08:C2:81|00:30:18:08:C2:82|80:C5:F2:3A:6E:2F&newService&json 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/service/getversion.php?clientver&newService&json 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/service/getversion.php?newService&json 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Service Creating user agent cache 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Invalid time 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response No Printers 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Module is disabled globally on the FOG server 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Service Initializing modules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------ClientUpdater-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------TaskReboot---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------HostnameChanger------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM HostnameChanger Users still logged in and enforce is disabled, delaying any further actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------SnapinClient--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response No snapins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------PrinterManager-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response No Printers 8/30/2019 2:59 PM PrinterManager Module is not compatible with Linux ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------PowerManagement------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM PowerManagement Calculating tasks to unschedule 8/30/2019 2:59 PM PowerManagement Calculating tasks to schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------UserTracker--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.16 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Client OS: Linux 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.7 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Response Success 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/service/usertracking.report.php?action=login&user=SignMaster\administrator&mac=00:30:18:08:C2:81|00:30:18:08:C2:82|80:C5:F2:3A:6E:2F&newService&json ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8/30/2019 2:59 PM Service Sleeping for 103 seconds``` -
@Aysientor Auto login blocks hostname change as we see in the logs posted. But you can still force this. Take a look at the host’s AD settings. There is a checkbox to force even when users are logged in.
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I can’t really help you with the fog client bits because I don’t use them. But if you are just using the fog client for host name change, you could do the same thing with a postinstall script. In that after the image is pushed fog calls a post install script that you can use to hook your bash script in to mount the root partition on the target computer, and then just update the /etc/hostname file. Then when the target computer boots, it already knows its hostname. Actually you can use a post install script to tweak the system using any of the FOG parameters you used when you registered it.
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@Aysientor Auto login blocks hostname change as we see in the logs posted. But you can still force this. Take a look at the host’s AD settings. There is a checkbox to force even when users are logged in.
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@Sebastian-Roth said in Fog Client Hostname Changer (Ubuntu):
[…]Take a look at the host’s AD settings. There is a checkbox to force even when users are logged in.
Thanks, it worked!