4 files changed, 25 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
index 0944602..b9c47e9 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.md
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@ and the host has the apt-transport-https package installed
 and the host has the locales package installed
 and the host has the ntp package installed
 and the host has an empty /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory
-~~~
-
-FIXME: this step doesn't work, since the role doesn't currently tell
-the kernel the new hostname.
-
-~~~
 and the host has hostname saneone
+and the host has saneone in /etc/hosts for 127.0.1.1
 ~~~
 
 ~~~{#sane1.yml .file .yaml}
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.py b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.py
index 8262479..f45eb2b 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.py
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import logging
+
+
 def host_has_package_installed(ctx, package=None):
     assert_eq = globals()["assert_eq"]
     qemu = ctx["qemu"]
@@ -27,3 +30,19 @@ def host_hostname_is(ctx, hostname=None):
     assert_eq(exit, 0)
     actual = output.decode("UTF8").splitlines()[-1]
     assert_eq(actual, hostname)
+
+
+def host_hostname_has_address(ctx, hostname=None, addr=None):
+    assert_eq = globals()["assert_eq"]
+
+    logging.debug(f"host_hostname_has_address:")
+    qemu = ctx["qemu"]
+    output, exit = qemu.ssh(["cat", "/etc/hosts"])
+    assert_eq(exit, 0)
+    logging.debug(f"  /etc/hosts: {output!r}")
+    actual = output.decode("UTF8")
+    logging.debug(f"  /etc/hosts: {actual!r}")
+    wordlines = [line.split() for line in actual.splitlines()]
+    matches = [words for words in wordlines if len(words) == 2 and words[1] == hostname]
+    logging.debug(f"  matches: {matches!r}")
+    assert_eq(matches, [[addr, hostname]])
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.yaml b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.yaml
index 4d7911c..9ac1ee3 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.yaml
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/subplot.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 
 - then: the host has hostname {hostname}
   function: host_hostname_is
+
+- then: the host has {hostname} in /etc/hosts for {addr}
+  function: host_hostname_has_address
diff --git a/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/env.yml b/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/env.yml
index c62fca4..3b6ae9e 100644
--- a/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/env.yml
+++ b/roles/sane_debian_system/tasks/env.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
     name: dbus
 
 - name: set /etc/hostname
-  copy:
-    content: "{{ hostname }}"
-    dest: /etc/hostname
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0444
+  hostname:
+    name: "{{ hostname }}"
   when: hostname is defined
 
 - name: add hostname to /etc/hosts