lorengordon / name-computer-formula

Salt formula to set the computer name of a system

name-computer-formula

Cross-platform salt formula to set the computer name of a system.

Available States

name-computer

Set the computer name on Windows, or the hostname on Linux.

Configuration

There are two configuration options:

• computername
• pattern

The computername, is read from a salt grain, name-computer:computername, or a pillar key, name-computer:lookup:computername.

The pattern is read only from pillar, name-computer:lookup:pattern. The value is a perl-compatible regular expression (PCRE). The computername is tested against the pattern. The default pattern is .*, which matches any value.

The logic flow is as follows:

1. If the computername grain has a value that matches the pattern, use the grain value.
2. Otherwise, if the computername pillar has a value that matches the pattern, use the pillar value.
3. If neither of those conditions are met, do nothing.