Ubuntu Installation Process Truncates Hostname at Period

[tweej]

The Ubuntu 16.04 desktop installation accepts a hostname containing periods when it prompts the user. If a user provides a hostname containing a period during installation, after installation is complete the hostname is observed to be truncated to the substring before the first period in the hostname provided by the user. Either the installer should not accept a hostname containing periods, or such hostnames should be set correctly.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

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[tweej (tweej)]

Why is this incomplete? What further info do you require?