Hostnames case-sensitive

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Hi,

why there is the possibility for adding hostnames with same name as long they are not same case?
For example I can add following hosts:

  • HOST1
  • host1
  • Host1
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Assumption:
Hosts are stored as config files on linux server.
Files with same name but different case use are different files.

3

It is not directly the file name thing but it goes in the right direction.
Every host is a key inside some Python dictionaries and every key, as far as i know, is key sensitive.
If you want to force one behavior then you can do something inside the software to convert all inserted host names to lower or upper case but i don’t want to force this with such a setting.

4

For me it was meant why there is the possibility… because imho it should not be allowed by the software. And the reason with “because it’s a python thing” is not really a reason to do it like that. But this discussion I already had at the API changes with is using a python format but not a JSON format which every tool could easy work with.
But thank you both for your answer. :slight_smile:

5

Yes, but some (not much) consumers of me prefer Uppercase Hostname, others (most) lowercase.

If the software now forces one way, some, not all would like that.

6

It’ not about forcing a way - it’s about not allowing a host which is called HOST1 if there is already a host1. Which way you want your hosts you still should be decide by your own.

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