[Bug 924511] [NEW] ubiquity tells me my computer name already exists on the network when it doesnt

[Jeff Lane]

Public bug reported:

Whatever ubiquity is doing when it tries to find out if a chosen
hostname already exists, it's not working very well.

Ubiquity tells me that the hostname "already exists on the network"
regardless of whether I'm actually ON a network, or whether that name
already exists.  It shows me big, warning red letters until it starts
verifying my user name as I type that, at which point the hostname turns
from a red warning to a green checkbox.

BUT the warning is confusing.  If I didn't know better, I could easily
stand there and re-enter hostnames over and over trying to get one that
doesn't generate that warning.  In fact, I gave it 4 different hostnames
(test, edubuntu, edubuntu-64-1 and edubuntu-64) all of which caused the
red "Name Exists" warning to appear, until I started typing in a
different field.

This is very confusing to the users, and I imagine is not liminted to
Edubuntu, but to ubiquity in general.

I'm attaching before and after screenshots to highlight this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.9.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.20-generic 3.2.2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.302
Date: Tue Jan 31 15:45:08 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Edubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120131)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug iso-testing precise running-unity ubiquity-2.9.15 ubiquity-upgrade

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Title:
  ubiquity tells me my computer name already exists on the network when
  it doesnt

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Whatever ubiquity is doing when it tries to find out if a chosen
  hostname already exists, it's not working very well.

  Ubiquity tells me that the hostname "already exists on the network"
  regardless of whether I'm actually ON a network, or whether that name
  already exists.  It shows me big, warning red letters until it starts
  verifying my user name as I type that, at which point the hostname
  turns from a red warning to a green checkbox.

  BUT the warning is confusing.  If I didn't know better, I could easily
  stand there and re-enter hostnames over and over trying to get one
  that doesn't generate that warning.  In fact, I gave it 4 different
  hostnames (test, edubuntu, edubuntu-64-1 and edubuntu-64) all of which
  caused the red "Name Exists" warning to appear, until I started typing
  in a different field.

  This is very confusing to the users, and I imagine is not liminted to
  Edubuntu, but to ubiquity in general.

  I'm attaching before and after screenshots to highlight this.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.9.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.20-generic 3.2.2
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.302
  Date: Tue Jan 31 15:45:08 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Edubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120131)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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