The hostname proposed by installer is too long for file sharing to work correctly.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
samba (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Ubuntu Server | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Ubuntu Server | ||
ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned |
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
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
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)
summary: |
- The hostname proposed by installer is too long file sharing to work + The hostname proposed by installer is too long for file sharing to work correctly. |
tags: | added: ubiquity |
affects: | ubuntu → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) → nobody |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Canonical Server Team (canonical-server) → Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → New |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
tags: | added: rls-mgr-p-tracking |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) → nobody |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu Precise): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ubuntu Server Team (ubuntu-server) |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Incomplete |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Committed |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Invalid → New |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Thanks go to the user Morbuis1 on the ubuntu forums for solving this bug. See this post for more info:
http:// ubuntuforums. org/showpost. php?p=10556858& postcount= 20