[nycbug-talk] Random Server name generator

Jesse Callaway bonsaime at gmail.com
Wed Aug 1 20:15:25 EDT 2012


I go with randomish names for the canonical host name. Then I add service
aliases to them which can float around via CNAMEs.
On Aug 1, 2012 4:00 PM, "Mark Saad" <mark.saad at ymail.com> wrote:

> All
>   I wanted to share a bit of silly unix fun , here is how I pick new
> server hostnames.
>
> /usr/games/random -f /usr/share/dict/web2 | head -n 1
>
> An old topic but always a relevant one, how do you name your servers ,
> with logical names nybetaweb02 or
> memorable ones like "terraefilial"
>
>
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