[Bug 1032175] Re: ubiquity: install screen "Who are you" finds my machine name on the network even on names that don't exist

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 924511 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924511

** Tags added: ubi-usersetup

** Tags added: quantal

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 924511
   ubiquity tells me my computer name already exists on the network - hostname lookup can be slow

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Title:
  ubiquity: install screen "Who are you" finds my machine name on the
  network even on names that don't exist

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Today's ISO test (2nd August), AMD64 image, Desktop install, on the
  "Install, Who are you?" screen.   I entered several  valid machine
  names that I know does not exist on my small home network in the "Your
  computer's name:" field and I always got the error messages in red:
  "That name already exists on the network.".

  This is wrong and misleading.  A novice user may then keep on trying
  to find a unique machine name and then give up with the install if
  they keep on getting clashing name error messages.

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