docker-mailserver/target/scripts/helpers/dns.sh

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#! /bin/bash
# Outputs the DNS label count (delimited by `.`) for the given input string.
# Useful for determining an FQDN like `mail.example.com` (3), vs `example.com` (2).
function _get_label_count
{
awk -F '.' '{ print NF }' <<< "${1}"
}
# Sets HOSTNAME and DOMAINNAME globals used throughout the scripts,
# and any subprocesses called that intereact with it.
function _obtain_hostname_and_domainname
{
# Normally this value would match the output of `hostname` which mirrors `/proc/sys/kernel/hostname`,
# However for legacy reasons, the system ENV `HOSTNAME` was replaced here with `hostname -f` instead.
#
# TODO: Consider changing to `DMS_FQDN`; a more accurate name, and removing the `export`, assuming no
# subprocess like postconf would be called that would need access to the same value via `$HOSTNAME` ENV.
#
# TODO: `OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME` was introduced for non-Docker runtimes that could not configure an explicit hostname.
# k8s was the particular runtime in 2017. This does not update `/etc/hosts` or other locations, thus risking
# inconsistency with expected behaviour. Investigate if it's safe to remove support. (--net=host also uses this as a workaround)
export HOSTNAME="${OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME:-$(hostname -f)}"
# If the container is misconfigured.. `hostname -f` (which derives it's return value from `/etc/hosts` or DNS query),
# will result in an error that returns an empty value. This warrants a panic.
if [[ -z ${HOSTNAME} ]]
then
dms_panic__misconfigured 'obtain_hostname' '/etc/hosts'
fi
# If the `HOSTNAME` is more than 2 labels long (eg: mail.example.com),
# We take the FQDN from it, minus the 1st label (aka _short hostname_, `hostname -s`).
#
# TODO: For some reason we're explicitly separating out a domain name from our FQDN,
# `hostname -d` was probably not the correct command for this intention either.
# Needs further investigation for relevance, and if `/etc/hosts` is important for consumers
# of this variable or if a more deterministic approach with `cut` should be relied on.
if [[ $(_get_label_count "${HOSTNAME}") -gt 2 ]]
then
if [[ -n ${OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME} ]]
then
# Emulates the intended behaviour of `hostname -d`:
# Assign the HOSTNAME value minus everything up to and including the first `.`
DOMAINNAME=${HOSTNAME#*.}
else
# Operates on the FQDN returned from querying `/etc/hosts` or fallback DNS:
#
# Note if you want the actual NIS `domainname`, use the `domainname` command,
# or `cat /proc/sys/kernel/domainname`.
# Our usage of `domainname` is under consideration as legacy, and not advised
# going forward. In future our docs should drop any mention of it.
#shellcheck disable=SC2034
DOMAINNAME="$(hostname -d)"
fi
fi
# Otherwise we assign the same value (eg: example.com):
# Not an else statement in the previous conditional in the event that `hostname -d` fails.
DOMAINNAME="${DOMAINNAME:-${HOSTNAME}}"
}