How to determine the server name in script

[davidx]

As a newbie to the Unix script language I'm not sure how to retrieve the server name within script. Or how to retrieve system values for use within the script. The script I'm writing for reporting system status will be run on 9 servers. I would like to include the server name in the messaging sent to operations when there is a problem.

Thanks

Dave

 

[MikeLacey]

Dave,

The commands:

uname -a

and

hostname

both print the hostname. one or the other will be available.

using the korn shell or the posix shell you can get the name of the host into a variable like this

HOST=$(hostname) || HOST=$(uname -a)

The second command only gets run if th first one fails (that's the || bit)

Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[sort]

useing uname is a better way then using hostname. Some people will make a mistake and write things like:
hostname=.... witch will change your hostname.
HOST=$(uname -n) will display the name of your host and place it in $HOST

Greetings,
Wim Alsemgeest
The Netherlands

 

[gregor weertman]

$HOSTNAME is a variable in HPUX Gregor.Weertman@mailcity.com

 

[gregor weertman]

oops, is is not. Gregor.Weertman@mailcity.com