Comment 3 for bug 776427

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Marcus Haslam (marcus-haslam) wrote : Re: [Bug 776427] [NEW] No warning when the hostname has more than 15 chars

I'm out of the office until 1st August.

On 3 May 2011, at 15:37, Launchpad Bug Tracker <<email address hidden>
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> Binary package hint: ubiquity
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> There should be a warning when the hostname exceeds 15 characters,
> because by default the hostname is used as netbiosname by samba.
> Alternatively one can add an extra input field to enter the netbios-
> name.
> Using net usershare via nautilus is quite a common task. Thus it is
> import to work even for persons without any background knowledge.
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> ** Affects: hundredpapercuts
>     Importance: Undecided
>         Status: New
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> ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
>     Importance: Undecided
>         Status: New
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> No warning when the hostname has more than 15 chars
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776427
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