[Bug 615614] Re: Hostname field in kickstart file ignored if rdns records are present

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: kickseed (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Hostname field in kickstart file ignored if rdns records are present

Status in netcfg:
  New
Status in “kickseed” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  In my kickstart file I have a line among the lines of:

  ==
  network --bootproto=static --ip=1.2.3.4 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=1.2.3.5 --nameserver=1.2.3.6 --device=eth0 --hostname=myhostname
  ==

  It seems that Ubuntu tries to auto-detect the hostname of 1.2.3.4 by doing a reverse DNS lookup.
  If 1.2.3.4 has a RDNS record, the installation procedure ignores the name I specified ("myhostname"), and adds the RDNS hostname in /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts.

  I think this behavior is incorrect and the hostname I specified should
  take precedence.

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