[Bug 735072] Re: The hostname proposed by installer is too long for file sharing to work correctly.

[Kate Stewart]

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu Precise)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server)

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Title:
  The hostname proposed by installer is too long for file sharing to
  work correctly.

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Confirmed
Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “samba” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Precise:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I have an Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG notebook running Natty.

  When installing Natty the installer wizard proposed the hostname
  "johan-aspire-3820" (17 characters). This made it impossible for me to
  share files over the network using a machine running OSX on the other
  end. Changing the hostname to a shorter (4 characters in my case) made
  file sharing work again after rebooting. I have been using the sharing
  option through right-clicking in nautilus and would like to see the
  following changes:

  1. A limit of x (depending on samba?) characters for hostname when performing a fresh install. If the user wants a longer one this could be done using some override setting option.
  2. Also, when trying to share files through nautilus, check to see if the hostname does fit withing the limit x or else give the user an option to change this.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 3.1.23.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Mar 14 17:12:56 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110119)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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