[Bug 501130] Re: hostname -f does not show FQDN

[gmoore777]

1.)
I just built out a brand new machine with LucidLynx Release Candidate and updated to the latest packages and rebooted.
So this is a virgin system. ( i haven't edited a thing.)

2.)
Here is the result of this set of commands:

$ hostname; hostname -f; hostname -s; hostname -i
machine69
machine69
machine69
127.0.1.1


$ sudo ifconfig -a
   eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:21:70:53:d3:77  
               inet addr:164.179.215.77  Bcast:164.179.215.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

>From another machine in the network: $ nslookup machine69
   machine69.DOMAIN.com
   164.179.215.77

>From my point of view,
I clearly have an IP address, so `hostname -i` is wrong.
I clearly am in DNS in the network with a FQDN, so `hostname -f` is wrong.
(not sure what I think what just `hostname` should output at this time.)

3.)
If I edit /etc/hostname, and change machine69 to "machine69.DOMAIN.com"
and run `sudo hostname machine69.DOMAIN.com`, I should be able to influence
both the `hostname` and `hostname -f` command.

$ hostname; hostname -f; hostname -s; hostname -i
machine69.DOMAIN.com
machine69
machine69
127.0.1.1

So at least `hostname` has been "fixed", but `hostname -f` and `hostname
-i` still broken.

4.)
I will run `apport-collect -p linux 501130` after this posting.

5.)
the hostname, "machine69" and domain name "DOMAIN" has been changed from the real names in this posting.

6.)
Does anyone agree with me about what `hostname -f` and `hostname -i` should output?

7.)
And does anyone else show the same lack of output from the hostname commands?

** Tags added: apport-collected

** Description changed:

  On LucidLynx (with all the current updated), while connected to my company's internal network,
  when I run this:
  
  hostname; hostname -f; hostname -s; hostname -i
  
  I get this:
  
  machine15
  machine15
  machine15
  127.0.1.1
  
  What I expect to get (as compared to being on HardyHeron) is this:
  machine15.domain.com
  machine15.domain.com
  machine15
  <actual IP address>
  
  From a default installation of LucidLynx, I have changed /etc/hostname
  from just the short name (machine15) to the long hostname (machine15.domain.com).
  This is all I needed to do to make the above hostname commands provide the desired output on a HardyHeron installation.
  
  The machines, when they boot up get assigned an IP address correctly and are registered
  correctly in DNS. (meaning `nslookup machine15` returns a valid entry of:
  
  Name:   machine15.domain.com
  Address: <actual ip address that also corresponds to output of `ifconfig`>
  
- (I purposely have changed my machine name and domain name in the above
- write up)
+ (I purposely have changed my machine name and domain name in the above write up)
+ --- 
+ AlsaDevices: Error: command ['ls', '-l', '/dev/snd/'] failed with exit code 2: ls: cannot access /dev/snd/: No such file or directory
+ AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
+ Architecture: amd64
+ ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:223: no soundcards found...
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100419.1)
+ MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 755
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ PciMultimedia:
+  
+ ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=3b8a4088-fc00-4ed8-a1c1-db4d06b9b507 ro quiet splash
+ ProcEnviron:
+  LANG=en_US.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
+ Regression: Yes
+ Reproducible: Yes
+ Tags: lucid networking regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
+ UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
+ dmi.bios.date: 12/09/2008
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.bios.version: A12
+ dmi.board.name: 0PU052
+ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.chassis.type: 15
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd12/09/2008:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex755:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PU052:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr:
+ dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 755
+ dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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hostname -f does not show FQDN
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