minimum hostname length imposed by installer is incorrect
Bug #193054 reported by
nosilver4u
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| netcfg (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Colin Watson | ||
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Colin Watson | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: debian-installer
In the last several versions of ubuntu, an 'arbitrary' minimum hostname length has been imposed on users. It specifies in the debian installer that a hostname should be between 2 and 63 characters long. In the graphical installer (as mentioned in bug 52501) it specifies 3 to 63 characters. Neither of these is correct, and based on the discrepancy, it certainly appears arbitrary. According to RFC1034, a label (hostname) can be 0 to 63 octets (characters), but needs be at least one, since the 0-length refers to the root.
Revision history for this message
| Joseph Piché (josephpiche) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in debian-installer: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in ubiquity: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in netcfg: | |
| assignee: | nobody → kamion |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
| Changed in ubiquity: | |
| assignee: | nobody → kamion |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in netcfg: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubiquity: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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I agree that this is a bug. RFCs 1034 and 1035 both are descriptive in saying that the minimum limit of a name is 1. This is confirmed and expounded upon in RFC 2181.