This mostly for any Linux system using systemd, albeit the make_ssid.sh script will need adjusted for where you want to get the ID from. In the example, it uses the Raspberry Pi’s serial number. Mac address could be another good source to use.
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| make_ssid.sh goes in /etc/hostapd/ | |
| The service file goes in /etc/systemd/system/ |
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| [Unit] | |
| Description=Setup ssid to use for hostapd | |
| Before=hostapd.service | |
| [Service] | |
| Type=oneshot | |
| ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/hostapd/make_ssid.sh | |
| StandardOutput=journal+console | |
| [Install] | |
| WantedBy=multi-user.target |
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| set -e | |
| egrep -v "^ssid" /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf > /tmp/hostapd.new | |
| grep Serial /proc/cpuinfo | awk '{ print "ssid=example_ssid_" $3 }' >> /tmp/hostapd.new | |
| mv /tmp/hostapd.new /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf |