config: fail start-up when hostname is empty (#470)

DataDog · Sep 11, 2018 · 556803c · 556803c
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commit 556803c
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/config/agent.go b/config/agent.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (c *AgentConfig) Validate() error {
 	}
 	if c.Hostname == "" {
 		if err := c.acquireHostname(); err != nil {
-			return ErrMissingHostname
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ func (c *AgentConfig) acquireHostname() error {
 	if err != nil || c.Hostname == "" {
 		c.Hostname, err = os.Hostname()
 	}
+	if c.Hostname == "" {
+		err = ErrMissingHostname
+	}
 	return err
 }