Cannot change hostname of devices
Bug #1574370 reported by
Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄
This bug affects 6 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical System Image |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Bill Filler | ||
| Ubuntu UX |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
The hostname of all Ubuntu devices is pre-set and un-changable without making the device R/W.
Typically a user might want to change the hostname to fit their naming scheme. It may also be desired if the user owns multiple Ubuntu devices (such as a phone and a tablet).
Perhaps we should allow the user to set the hostname (preferably in the networking part of system settings) post-install.
Revision history for this message
| Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in canonical-devices-system-image: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller) |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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This is nice for usability. Fiddling with command line
hostnamectl set-hostname newname
seems to work ok, and I suspect there are dbus interfaces available
Should also add to the OOBE