=== modified file 'lxd_metadata'
--- lxd_metadata	2016-03-22 02:41:09 +0000
+++ lxd_metadata	2016-10-12 18:56:35 +0000
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
     os: "ubuntu"
     release: "${suite}"
 templates:
+    /etc/hostname:
+        when:
+            - create
+            - copy
+        template: hostname.tpl
     /var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net/meta-data:
         when:
             - create
@@ -107,6 +112,10 @@
 TMPL_D="${TMP_D}/templates"
 mkdir "${TMPL_D}"
 
+cat > "${TMPL_D}/hostname.tpl" << EOF
+{{ container.name }}
+EOF
+
 cat > "${TMPL_D}/cloud-init-user.tpl" << EOF
 {{ config_get("user.user-data", properties.default) }}
 EOF