proftpd needs the hostname in /etc/hosts

chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/attributes/default.rb

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Attributes:: default
 #
 default[:metasploitable][:docker_users] = ['boba_fett',
-                                             'jabba_hutt',
-                                             'greedo',
-                                             'chewbacca',]
+                                           'jabba_hutt',
+                                           'greedo',
+                                           'chewbacca',]
 
 default[:metasploitable][:files_path] = '/vagrant/chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/files/'
 

chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/proftpd.rb

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ bash 'compile and install proftpd' do
   EOH
 end
 
+execute 'add hostname to /etc/hosts' do
+  command "echo #{node[:ipaddress]} #{node[:hostname]} >> /etc/hosts"
+end
+
 cookbook_file '/etc/init.d/proftpd' do
   source 'proftpd/proftpd'
   mode '760'