[wpkg-users] Duplicate host names

[Antony Awaida]

Hi again Rainer:

Yes you are correct. Using /host switch works as advertised.

Thanks.
Antony

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:15 AM, Rainer Meier <r.meier at wpkg.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Antony,
>
>
> On 05.11.2013 04:05, Antony Awaida wrote:
>> We are in the process of implementing the above approach but plan to
>> use wpkg.js /hostname:<serialnumber>  instead of wpkg.js
>> /profile:<serialnumber> as you described above. This enables us to use
>> a unique identifier for a PC, yet leverage the profile hierarchy.
>
> Actually there is no /hostname:<var> switch. I guess what you're looking for
> is the /host:<var> switch.
>
>
>> One problem though is that the log files are written to
>> wpkg-hostname.xml and not to wpkg-serial-number.xml - even though we
>> are using the command wpkg.js Is there a way to force WPKG to use the
>> hostname entered in the command line for the log file?
>
> I guess due to the use of unsupported /hostname switch your parameters are
> ineffective. Using the /host:<name> arguement should overwrite WPKG internal
> hostname and therefore also allow you to use this name in logfiles
> (config.xml):
>
> <param name='logfilePattern' value='wpkg-[HOSTNAME].log' />
>
>
> Sent this to the list as well for reference.
>
>
> br,
> Rainer