Assets Discovery cannot retrieve MacOs hostname

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: Low
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    • Affects Version/s: Discovery 7.1.3, Discovery 7.1.4
    • Component/s: Assets Discovery
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    • 1
    • Severity 3 - Minor

      Issue Summary

      Assets Discovery cannot retrieve MacOs hostname when executing MacOSX_Hostinfo_FQDN.pat

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Scan a MacOS device from Discovery
      2. Make sure the MacOS device does not resolve its DNS
        • From the MacOS terminal, if you executed host "$(hostname -s)", you would need to get the following message to replicate the issue.
          Host XXXXXX not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
          

      Expected Results

      The command host "$(hostname -s)" is utilized for performing a DNS lookup, while MacOSX_Hostinfo_FQDN aims to retrieve the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the system. However, it is important to note that a Mac does not necessarily need to be joined to a domain or DNS for Discovery to get the hostname

      Actual Results

      Even the FQDN could not be retrieved, the hostname should be fetched. It this case, it would be XXXXXX

      Workaround

      Here is a modified pattern to extract hostname from the command result.

      1. Open Assets Discovery > Pattern
      2. Click on "Create pattern"
      3. Click on "Import pattern from file" > Select MacOSX_Hostinfo_FQDN_hostname_command.pat
        • You need to change the Name and the ID. For ID, you can just change it to 'Atlassian-Def-Linux-349858' as an example
      4. Click on "Run pattern command" and add the MacOS IP address and its SSH credentials
      5. If the above works, you can Save it and go back to Pattern tab and disable MacOSX_Hostinfo_FQDN.pat so only the new one is triggered.

      Versions Tested

      Please confirm all versions that have been tested for this issue, and indicate whether the tested version is affected or not affected, below: 

      Testing Requirements Version Affected Version
      Customers Reported Version 7.1.3 Yes
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            Reporter:
            Pablo Bartolome (Inactive)
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