Add 'systemname' parameter (#13)

README.md

@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ Defaults to `default`
 
 Maximum amount of time in minutes YUM randomly waits before running. Valid values are numbers between `0` and `1440`. `0` to disable. Defaults to `60`
 
+#####`systemname`
+
+Hostname to use for identification. Defaults to `undef` which should be automatically converted to the system hostname.
+
 ##To Do
 
 * Add support for passing arbitrary parameters to YUM

manifests/init.pp

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #   enable skip-broken option (boolean)
 # [*randomwait*]
 #   maximum amount of time in minutes YUM randomly waits before running (valid: 0-1440). 0 to disable
+# [*systemname*]
+#   hostname to identify as, defaults to undef
 # [*update_cmd*]
 #   what kind of update to use (valid: default, security, security-severity:Critical, minimal, minimal-security,
 #   minimal-security-severity:Critical)
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
   $error_level         = 0,
   $skip_broken         = false,
   $update_cmd          = 'default',
+  $systemname          = undef,
   $randomwait          = 60) inherits yum_autoupdate::params {
   # parameters validation
   validate_re($service_ensure, '^(stopped|running)$', '$service_ensure must be either \'stopped\', or \'running\'')

templates/conf/rhel6.erb

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ CHECK_FIRST=no
 ERROR_LEVEL=<%= @error_level %>
 DEBUG_LEVEL=<%= @debug_level_real %>
 MAILTO=<%= @email_to %>
+<% if @systemname and @systename != '' -%>
+SYSTEMNAME="<%= @systemname %>"
+<% else -%>
 #SYSTEMNAME=""
+<% end -%>
 RANDOMWAIT=<%= @randomwait %>
 #DAYS_OF_WEEK="0123456" 
 CLEANDAY="0"

templates/conf/rhel7.erb

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ apply_updates = <% if @action == 'apply' -%>yes<% else -%>no<% end %>
 random_sleep = <%= @randomwait %>
 
 [emitters]
+<% if @systemname and @systename != '' -%>
+system_name = <%= @systemname %>
+<% else -%>
 system_name = None
+<% end -%>
 emit_via = <% if @email_to.empty? -%>stdio<% else -%>email<% end %>
 output_width = 80