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freeipa/ipapython/fqdn.py
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#
# Copyright (C) 2020 FreeIPA Contributors see COPYING for license
#
"""Get host's FQDN
"""
import socket
def gethostfqdn():
"""Get the fully qualified domain name of current host from glibc
:return: FQDN as str
"""
hostname = socket.gethostname()
# this call can never fail except for misconfigured nsswitch.conf
# without nss-myhostname provider. The myhostname provider translates
# gethostname() to local interfaces.
gai = socket.getaddrinfo(
hostname,
None, # service/port is irrelevant
family=socket.AF_UNSPEC, # IPv4 or IPv6
type=socket.SOCK_DGRAM, # optimization, TCP/RAW gives same result
# include canonical name in first addrinfo struct
# only use address family when at least one non-local interface
# is configured with that address family
flags=socket.AI_CANONNAME | socket.AI_ADDRCONFIG
)
# first addrinfo struct, fourth field is canonical name
return gai[0][3]